Book description
It's 1793, and Hanno Stiffeniis is a magistrate in Prussia. He has
been called to investigate a spate of murders which has reduced the
city to a state of terror, under the watchful gaze of his mentor,
Kant. Four people have died, and there is no sign of an end to the
killing spree. Tension inside the city is heightened by the imminent
threat of invasion; Napoleon is menacing the borders of Prussia, so
whilst hunting for the murderer, the city of Konisberg is forced to
deal with scheming whores, necromancers who claim to speak with the
victims, and the scum of the Prussian army. When the killer tries to
murder him, the magistrate finds himself confronted by the demons of
his own past. Therein lies the sinister source of those murders, and
the true reason he has been enticed back to Konigsberg . . . Hugely
atmospheric, entertaining and intelligent, Critique of Criminal Reason
is the first in a series of compelling crime novels set in Prussia
featuring Hanno Steffeniis.
Michael Jacob and Daniela De Gregorio write together as Michael
Gregorio. Daniela teaches philosophy; Michael is interested in the
history of photography. They live in Spoleto, a small town in central
Italy. They have created a series of crime novels whose central charater
is the Prussian magistrate, Hanno Stiffeniis. The series includes
Critique of Criminal Reason, Days of Atonement, A Visible Darkness and
Unholy Awakening.
