Costly Deception

  • Summer, sun, Sylt - and a corpse on the beach
  • The twelfth case for detectives Bastian Kreuzer, Silja Blanck, and Sven Winterberg
  • Over 200,000 copies of the series sold

Death in the Waves


When Bastian Kreuzer's ex-wife doesn't respond to his birthday wishes, the detective becomes worried. His concern grows when a disfigured woman's body is washed up on the Brandenburg beach in Westerland. The only clue to the victim's identity is the sinfully expensive, pink bikini she was wearing at her death. Could it possibly be Bastian's ex-wife? Or does the trail lead into Sylt's high society and a consequential affair?

"Once again, genuinely good suspense entertainment - not just for coveted beach chair days on Sylt!" Andreas Thiemann, WAZ, about "Dead Gaze"

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  • Publisher: FISCHER Taschenbuch
  • Release: 26.03.2025
  • ISBN: 978-3-596-71083-6
  • 352 Pages
  • Series: Winterberg, Blanck und Kreuzer ermitteln
  • Author: Eva Ehley
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Eva Ehley

Eva Ehley studied literature and mathematics before working as a teacher. But in her books she writes about things that are not taught in school: neurotics who readily turn into murderers, and egoists who develop a helper syndrome in certain situations. Eva Ehley's Sylt crime novels are classic whodunnits/psychothrillers. And they don't only have cult status on the North Sea coast. Her books have received numerous awards, including the Agatha Christie Prize for Crime Fiction. She lives in Berlin with her husband, and has two grown-up sons.