Der Väter Fluch
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Author
Contributions
- Franca Fritz - Translator
- Heinrich Koop - Translator
Publication
2002-02-01 - Bertelsmann, München, Bayern, Germany
Language
German
Translation of: The Forgotten
Word Count
112,000 words, Guess
Page Count
448 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivedervaterfluchrom0000kell
- ISBN-103570006298
- ISBN-139783570006290
- Goodreads152375
- OCLC Control Number76409885
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL12815457M
Classifications
- DDC810
Description
"The unofficial caretaker of her small store-front synagogue, Rina is shocked when she receives a morning call from the police. The modest place of worship has been desecrated with anti-Semitic graffiti and grisly Nazi death-camp photographs. Rina's husband, Lt. Peter Decker, is also rocked by this outrage, which cuts close to the spiritual heart of his family, but he can't let his emotions get in the way of his duties.". "A suspect is soon in custody. Seventeen-year-old Ernesto Golding is one of L.A's children of wealth and privilege, a rich kid obsessed with haunting suspicions about the origins of his Polish paternal grandfather, who moved to Argentina after the Third Reich collapsed. Charges are brought against Ernesto, a deal is cut, and the vandalism case is eventually closed.". "Still, Decker has never abandoned the possibility that others were involved in the desecration. And his hunch is confirmed when, six months later, Ernesto is found brutally murdered along with his therapist, Dr. Mervin Baldwin, at the psychologist's exclusive nature camp that caters to the wealthy's troubled children. Suspicion falls immediately on Baldwin's psychologist wife, Dee, who has vanished mysteriously. Further probing by Decker fails to produce quick answers and simple solutions.". "For Decker and Rina, unraveling the truth behind Ernesto's violent death becomes more terrifying with each sinister twist, pushing them into the ghastly world of ruthless parents and damaged youths. Slowly, lethal secrets with roots in the horrors of a past generation surface, propelling Peter and Rina into a dreaded journey of dark and evil - and of ultimate retribution."--BOOK JACKET.
Description
Rina Lazarus ist wie vor den Kopf geschlagen, als sie erfährt, dass ein infamer Anschlag auf die kleine Synagoge, zu der sie und ihre Familie gehören, verübt wurde. Die Wände sind mit antijüdischen Parolen beschmiert, der Boden ist mit rassistischen Pamphleten übersät, die kostbaren Bücher sind zerfleddert und beschmutzt. Peter Decker, Rinas Mann und Kommissar bei der Polizei von Los Angeles, nimmt routiniert die Ermittlungen auf. Vergehen wie dieses gehören zu seinem Alltag. Schnell kommt er denn auch Ernesto Golding, einem jungen Mann aus wohlhabendem Elternhaus, auf die Spur, der sich nach kurzem Widerstand zur Tat bekennt. Als Motiv nennt Ernesto das Entsetzen über seinen jüdischen Großvater, der angeblich ein Nazi gewesen sein soll. Ernestos Freundin Lisa freilich sät in Decker starke Zweifel an dieser Version des Geschehens. Als Ernesto einige Zeit später einem Mordanschlag zum Opfer fällt, muss Peter Decker erkennen, dass ihn der Fall weit mehr betrifft, als er bislang wahr haben wollte. Denn sein eigener Stiefsohn Jacob scheint tief verstrickt in ein Netz zwielichtiger Machenschaften. Und sein Leben ist in Gefahr.
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