Hamburg, 1975: The trial of the RAF leadership begins in Stammheim, and the country is on edge. In the midst of it all, young Marlon is scraping by as a petty criminal. On Wednesday, October 21, at 6:30 p.m., Glauser Prize winner Jürgen Heimbach will present his new novel “Straßenköter”—a gripping thriller set against the backdrop of the German Autumn—at the “Treffpunkt Stadtbibliothek” event hosted by the Mainz Library Society at the Wissenschaftliche Stadtbibliothek (Reading Room, Rheinallee 3B, 55116 Mainz) as part of the “Treffpunkt Stadtbibliothek” series organized by the Mainz Library Society—a gripping thriller set against the backdrop of the German Autumn.

Marlon is apolitical and ran away from a children’s home years ago. When he takes part in a bank robbery as the getaway driver, he is drawn into a vortex of violence and persecution. Not only is the police hot on his heels, but so are the serious criminals he has gotten himself mixed up with. Then the political turmoil catches up with him as well: Suddenly, he finds himself facing the guns of terrorists who want to free their imprisoned comrades.

Marlon races through a country on the brink of chaos, all the while relentlessly searching for his missing father. Heimbach tells the story of a young drifter confronted by the ghosts of his past and very real criminals: gripping, uncompromising, and fast-paced.

Jürgen Heimbach is a successful author from Mainz and recipient of the Glauser Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in German-language crime fiction. 

Admission is free; donations are welcome. No registration required.