The Markus Steiner novels begin in Bern in 1932 and move, book by book, through the shadow decades of twentieth-century Europe. Each is a complete story in its own right; together they follow one detective from the uneasy calm of the 1930s towards the war, and the reckoning it forces on him. Start with Fall from Grace — and follow Markus Steiner from the first body to the man he becomes.

“Switzerland’s equivalent of Harry Bosch — a detective who believes in justice and loves jazz.” — Nick, Germany

Book One – A death the powerful would rather bury.

Bern, Switzerland, 1932.

As winter’s chill grips the Swiss capital and Europe trembles on the edge of catastrophe, freshly promoted Detective Markus Steiner faces a baptism by fire. The son of a Swiss diplomat and an English mother, Steiner has always followed the rules—until now.

Paired with resentful veteran Hans Schwarz, Steiner is thrust into the investigation of a wealthy industrialist’s apparent suicide. But when their prime suspect turns up dead, the case spins into a tangled web of political intrigue, powerful adversaries, and secrets the elite will kill to protect.

Steiner soon discovers that justice in Bern has a price—and every clue leads closer to sacrificing his hard-earned badge, or even his own life. Haunted by expectations, tempted by the industrialist’s beguiling widow and hounded by questions of loyalty and integrity, Steiner must decide: how far will he go to unmask a murderer no one wants exposed?

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“A fantastic follow-up to the first in the series — gritty, moody, with terrific characters and an atmospheric setting.” — reader review, Amazon

Book Two – A murder that could set the city alight.

Bern, Switzerland, 1934.

When politician Anton Fürst is found brutally murdered at home, carved with symbols that suggest political assassination, Steiner and his partner Hans Schwarz uncover a web of Nazi infiltration poisoning their beloved city. But as they peel back layers of deception, the investigation takes a devastating personal turn that threatens to destroy everything Steiner believes about justice and loyalty.

Racing against unseen conspirators who will kill to protect their secrets, Steiner must navigate treacherous alliances while protecting Katharina Zeller, the widow whose dangerous past threatens them both. With enemies closing in from the highest levels of power, Steiner faces an impossible choice: expose the truth and risk everything he holds dear, or let justice die in the shadows of a rising darkness.

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Book Three – A killer the law can’t touch.

Bern, Switzerland, 1934 — six weeks later.

Detective Markus Steiner has learned what he’s capable of—and the knowledge is destroying him. Six weeks after a killing no one can prove was an execution, he’s drinking to forget and the woman he loves has walked out. Then his partner, Hans Schwarz, calls him back to the one thing that might save him: a case.

Women are being found in the shadowed alleys of the old city: strangled, washed, and posed like discarded dolls. The killing has gone on for months while the police looked away, and every clue points toward a charming, cultured predator who kills for pleasure and shows no sign of stopping.

But what happens when the law itself shields a monster? With another young woman already marked as his next victim, Steiner faces the choice that could cost him what’s left of himself: uphold the law, or become the thing he hunts. In the alleys of Bern, redemption and damnation wear the same face.