Oktober Heat

By: Doris Dumrauf

Cold War. Cars. Rock ‘n’ roll. In a 1958 German village, young police officer Walter Hofmann is coping with an influx of American soldiers while trying to solve a murder. His loyalties are tested when his friend—and rival for a girl’s affection—is arrested for the crime.

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A mystery set in Germany during the 1950s

It's 1958, and the Cold War has arrived in the once sleepy towns of the West German countryside. Walter Hofmann, a young German police officer, wants nothing more than to dance to the latest rock ‘n’ roll tunes at the nearby American air base. But the girls flock to the easy-going GIs, their dollars, and their fancy cars.

When Walter finds the body of a young woman near the base, the military arrests Walter’s GI friend Jeff for murder. Walter believes in Jeff’s innocence, even after he learns that Jeff has won the heart of the girl he secretly adores. While Walter and his partner are on the trail of an elusive killer, his sister disappears and Walter races to her rescue before she might become the next victim.

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