Cay Rademacher
3 SeriesCay Rademacher is a German author renowned for his Inspector Frank Stave and Provence Mystery/Roger Blanc series. Born in Germany, he currently resides in Southern France, drawing inspiration from both locales for his works.
In Cay Rademacher's "The Murderer in Ruins," the first book of the Inspector Frank Stave series, the setting is a war-torn Hamburg in 1947, occupied by the British. Amidst the ruins, a killer is on the loose, challenging Inspector Stave to solve the mystery. Stave collaborates with his colleague Maschke from the vice squad and Lt. MacDonald from the British military. Together, they seek to uncover the motive behind the murders during a time of significant change. This gripping narrative explores the tension and transformation of post-war Hamburg.
