I was deeply impressed by this story. On the one hand, it is like a thriller, because a serial killer is at work, on the other hand, many historical circumstances of life in Berlin in 1946 are accurately researched and reproduced.
It all starts with four people dying in an innermost village outside of Berlin. The doctor realizes that one winged angel has been scratched on the door of each dead person. In the late autumn of the same year, more deaths are found, all of which are labeled with tattooed names. Commissioner Oppenheim, who is currently in the search service, helps his friend Billhardt solve the cases, although Oppenheimer is already engaged by the various Allied powers at the same time.
Over time, Oppenheimer comes to the conclusion that everything has to do with the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. The processing of the deeds and their perpetrators is still ongoing. At the same time, Berlin's population is struggling with the coldest winter. Not only famine prevails, but many die from frostbite as well.
This story has captivated me from the first to the last page. ( )