DLF Bestseller List in Crime Fiction for December 2025 / January & February 2026
An explosive political thriller exploring right-wing extremism, murder, and Putin’s influence in Germany.
Irina Starelenko, a former criminal investigator with the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) of Russian descent, asks her brother Konstantin to help his friend Oleksandr. Oleksandr, who fled to Germany from Ukraine to escape Russia’s war of aggression, is accused of murdering a Polish businessman, but is innocent because he was involved with Konstantin in an arson attack on an Identitarian Movement house at the time of the crime. However, Konstantin cannot testify in Oleksandr’s favor because doing so would revoke his parole and send him to prison for years. After some initial hesitation, Irina agrees to investigate the true culprit, only to discover she’s dealing with incredibly sinister forces…
– The debut case of former FBI agent Irina Starelenko
– A complex crime novel exploring loyalty and guilt, deception and loss, and the long-lasting effects of Putin’s war in Ukraine
| Publisher | Ars Vivendi Verlag |
| Author | Martin von Arendt |
| Country | Germany |
| Publication Date | 06/03/2025 |
| Pages | 288 |
| Edition | first |
| Size | 14.53 x 2.34 x 21.67 cm |
| About the Author | Martin von Arendt, born in 1968 to Hungarian parents, lives as a writer and musician between Stuttgart and Essen. He has received numerous awards and grants for his work. His novel "Days of Nemesis" (Tage der Nemesis) was published by Ars Vivendi in 2014, |
| Publisher Address | info@arsvivendi.com |
| ISBN | 978-3-7472-0712-3، |
