Schwarzes Fieber

Synopsis of Schwarzes Fieber

«Schwarzes Fieber» is the crime novel by Wolfgang Burger set in Heidelberg, published by Piper Verlag GmbH in paperback (284 pages, in German).

An amnesiac woman with severe head injuries appears near Heidelberg; no one knows who she is and, upon waking, she cannot speak. Police chief Alexander Gerlach investigates while she suffers several attempted murders. The discovery of the corpse of a man from Angola gives him the clue that triggers a race against time.

Fourth novel in the Alexander Gerlach series, featuring the police chief of Heidelberg. Originally published on 1 April 2008.

For readers of crime fiction and those who follow the Alexander Gerlach series: a regional German case set in Heidelberg.