Germany is enjoying the new millennium summer. Continuous sunshine means packed outdoor swimming pools. Only hydrologist Julius Denner and IT specialist Elsa Forsberg warn that the heat will intensify in the short term. No one takes them seriously until the first rivers dry up, forest fires get out of control, and nuclear power plants have to be taken offline. In Berlin and Brussels, crisis summit follows crisis summit. All over Europe, water refugees set out in search of the world’s most important resource. While civilization threatens to collapse around them, Julius and Elsa desperately try to stop the catastrophe—and in doing so find themselves in the crosshairs of powers pursuing their own interests…
A frighteningly realistic climate thriller on a topic that couldn’t be more topical – thoroughly researched and thrillingly told!
Awarded the MIMI – the German Book Trade’s Crime Fiction Prize – and the Stuttgart Business Crime Fiction Prize 2021.