The star surgeon PD Dr. Fritz Steinmann seeks relaxation after a burnout at the glamorous Grandhotel Giessbach on Lake Brienz in 1914. The hotel, steeped in history and the epitome of luxury and elegance, is a meeting place for the beau monde from all over Europe. But hardly anyone here realises that the First World War will break out in a month’s time.

Fritz Steinmann meets the attractive hotel owner Elisabeth and cannot resist her fascination. But suddenly, he finds himself at the centre of a mysterious series of murders and puts his own life in danger.

“Lost in Giessbach” is a captivating novel about a place full of history and stories, painting an atmospherically dense picture of a world in decline on the eve of the horrors of the First World War.

Pages: 336
Language: German