Passagier 23

In the organizer's words:

PASSENGER 23

Psychological thriller by Sebastian Fitzek

Every year, 23 people worldwide disappear on a cruise ship. 23 where you never find out what happened. No one has ever come back. Until now, that is, except for Anouk, a girl who disappeared with her mother six months ago. Anouk, who reappears. She is holding a teddy bear in her arms. And it's not her own.
The mysterious call comes in the middle of an operation. Police psychologist Martin Schwartz has to travel to England immediately and board the cruise ship "Sultan of the Seas".
Never again did he want to board a ship, never again did he want to expose his destroyed soul to the torments of memory. Five years ago, his son disappeared with his wife on this very cruise ship, nobody saw anything, the police assumed it was suicide. But now there are supposed to be clues as to what happened to his family. There is no doubt that it is his son's teddy bear. His world collapses again and the nightmare that he thought couldn't get any worse is just beginning. The ship sets sail, on its way to New York. 3,000 passengers, a traumatized girl, a deeply disturbed police psychologist - and a murderer on the hunt.

Sebastian Fitzek is one of Germany's best-known writers. His works have been translated into 20 languages to date. He is one of the few German thriller authors to also be published in England and the USA. He has sold around 5 million books in total.