Anything that's left over must go.

Have you ever had thoughts of killing? Beware, it can happen faster than you think! But then what? How does one transform from a law-abiding citizen into a killer? How does one kill, dismember, and dispose of their target without prison or preventive detention?

Malte Diekmöller, an upstanding, ordinary citizen of Gütersloh, faces ruin after a complete collapse of his family and career. In Isselhorst, he finds refuge on the property of his cousin Trude, who nurses him back to health with East Westphalian cuisine and lifestyle.

Driven by financial hardship and a thirst for revenge, Diekmöller pursues a double murder project and gets caught up in a parallel criminal career. How does he, who previously couldn't even park illegally to buy bread rolls, manage the steep climb from naive, upstanding citizen to ruthless killer?

And more importantly, dear reader: How far would you get?
Jan Bobe, Chief Superintendent of Police and head of the Halle/Westphalia police station until 2019, achieved a regional bestseller with "Nur ein Schubs" (Just a Push). His second novel combines suspense and humor with practical knowledge gained from four decades of police service about criminal activities in the Gütersloh district.