Talk: Judith Heitkamp (Bayerischer Rundfunk)

Reading: Tim Bergmann

July 2022: Sophie Braun is planning a big party to celebrate her 40th birthday at her villa on Lake Geneva. Meanwhile, two burglars are planning to rob a jewelry store. Her neighbor, a policeman, spies on the most intimate corners of her life. And what does her husband have to do with all this? Geneva-based author Joël Dicker became internationally renowned with "The Truth about the Harry Quebert Case". In his new novel, he delves into the world of the rich and beautiful; a sophisticated story about appearance and reality - number 1 on the French bestseller lists (Piper // in German by Michaela Meßner & Amelie Thoma).

EVENT LANGUAGES: FRENCH & GERMAN