by Paulus Hochgatterer · Zsolnay-Verlag · tapa dura · ISBN 9783552061125
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«Das Matratzenhaus» is the crime novel by Paulus Hochgatterer, published by Zsolnay-Verlag in hardback (293 pages, in German).
In the small Austrian town of Furth am See, a series of child abuse cases shatters the apparent calm. Psychiatrist Raffael Horn and Inspector Ludwig Kovacs try to find the culprit before the situation escalates. The investigation uncovers the secrets of a seemingly idyllic community.
Second instalment of the Kovacs & Horn series, sequel to 'Die Süße des Lebens'. Winner of the Stuttgarter Krimipreis and nominated for the Friedrich-Glauser-Preis in 2011.
For readers of psychological crime fiction and contemporary Austrian literature, with the complete edition in German.
Paulus Hochgatterer is an Austrian writer and psychiatrist. He is the author of several novels and story collections. One of his novels called Die Süsse des Lebens won the EU Prize for Literature. It was translated into English as The Sweetness of Life by Jamie Bulloch.
