ABOUT THE BOOK

A distressed artist comes to Kayankaya for help. His Thai girlfriend has been kidnapped. Kayankaya's raised eyebrow brings protestations of love. He confronts obstructive racist officials and corrupt cops in his trawl through the immigration offices and brothels of Frankfurt and it seems that young women fugitives and asylum seekers are disapperaing into the Frankfurt night.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM

Jakob Arjouni writes the best urban thrillers since Raymond Chandler.' Tempo, Hamburg.

'A remarkable debut' - The London Guardian

'..tautly narrated..not a word wasted' - London Sunday Times

'An exceptional achievement' - Hungry Mind Review

'The greatest German mystery novel since WWII' - Suddeutsche Zeitung

'A worthy grandson of Marlowe and Spade.' - Stern

'The latest wunderkind.' - Der Speigel

'Germany's youngest and hottest mystery writer' - Wiener

'A pitch black noir, powerful and tasty' - La Depeche

'The protagonist of a most successful series of novels.' - Panorama

'Unusually gifted...' - Neue Zurcher Zeitung