Felix Everding

In "Feuerteufel" an arsonist is on the loose in Bamberg. When a camper van explodes, it becomes clear that the perpetrator is willing to kill. A man dies immediately, a young woman survives with severe burns. She is the daughter of the mayoress. The desperate mother puts pressure on the police: Inspector Behringer and his team are to hunt down the arsonist. However, the closer Behringer gets to the murderer, the clearer it becomes that nothing in this case is what it seems at first. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Каспару Лайнену предстоит расследовать запутанное дело непримечательного механика, итальянца Фабрицио Коллини, который на первый взгляд безо всяких мотивов убил немецкого бизнесмена Ханса Майера, после чего сам сдался полиции. Положение вещей осложняется не только молчанием Коллини и более опытным адвокатом, претендующим на пост главного героя, но и его личным причастием к делу: внучка жертвы Йоханна была его юношеской любовью. Однако Лайнену случайно удаётся найти зацепку, благодаря которой он понимает, что столкнулся с крупнейшим судебным скандалом Германии.

Young Danny has left his home town in the middle of nowhere (="Nirgendwo") behind and moved to Berlin to study business. The twentysomething enjoys big city life and independence. When his father dies unexpectedly, however, Danny has to return to the Bavarian hinterlands for better or worse. He reunites with friends from his youth, Kirsten, Rob and Fresi, and the eternal couple of Tom and Mischa. Moreover, Danny's feelings for his first love Susu are rekindled. Everything seems like it used to be. It soon turns out, however, that Danny's friends are all still searching and have not found their places in life yet.