BOOK PREMIERE WITH CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION: Puppet Heart

Join us for the book premiere with champagne reception of SPIEGEL bestselling author Max Bentow on 04.09.2026 at Hugendubel Berlin Steglitz!

In the third installment of the psychological thriller series, investigators pursue a cold-blooded killer who crafts macabre puppets from the bones of his victims. In doing so, they become entangled in a complex web of unsolved crimes, dark secrets, and a truth that surpasses all imagination.

About the book:
"And when my dark heart commands me to seek revenge, I must obey..."
When Nils Trojan and his colleague Carlotta Weiss are called to a crime scene, their breath catches. A woman has been brutally murdered, and the killer has left a macabre signature - a small puppet crafted from human bone. As forensic analysis reveals, it comes from a victim who died ten years earlier, a case that was never solved. But what is the connection to this cold case? As further murders follow this disturbing pattern, the pressure mounts on Carlotta Weiss and Nils Trojan to finally deliver results. Eventually, they stumble upon a mysterious lead that takes them to the tower room of an old villa. And here a truth is revealed that surpasses everything Carlotta and Nils could ever have imagined...

About the author:
Max Bentow was born in Berlin. After his acting studies, he worked at various theatres. For his work as a playwright, he has been awarded numerous prestigious prizes. Since his debut novel "Der Federmann," Max Bentow has established himself as one of Germany's most successful thriller authors - all his books have been major SPIEGEL bestsellers.

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