| Edition |
30th anniversary ed. |
| Description |
167 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Wolf Haas' Detective Brenner series has become wildly popular around the world for a reason: They're timely, edgy stories told in a wry, quirky voice that's often hilarious, and with a protagonist it's hard not to love. In this episode, Brenner-forced out of the police force-tries to get away from detective work by taking a job as the personal chauffeur for two-year-old Helena, the daughter of a Munich construction giant and a Viennese abortion doctor. One day, while Brenner's attention is turned to picking out a chocolate bar for Helena at a gas station, Helena gets snatched from the car. Abruptly out of a job, Brenner decides to investigate her disappearance on his own. With both parents in the public eye, there's no scarcity of leads-the father's latest development project has spurred public protest, and the mother's clinic has been targeted by the zealous leader of an anti-abortion group. Brenner and God is told with a dark humor that leaves no character, including Brenner, unscathed. Haas tells the story of a fallible hero who can be indecisive and world-weary, baffled and disillusioned by what he finds, but who presses forward nonetheless out of a stubborn sense of decency-a two-year-old is kidnapped, so you find her, because that's just what you do. |
| Subject |
Eleusinian mysteries.
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Eleusinian mysteries. (OCoLC)fst00908033
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Eleusinska mysterierna.
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Religionshistoria -- Grekland -- antiken.
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Arkeologi -- Grekland -- antiken.
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Grekisk mytologi.
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| Added Author |
Hofmann, Albert, 1906-2008.
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Ruck, Carl A. P.
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| ISBN |
9781556437526 (trade pbk.) |
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1556437528 (trade pbk.) |
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