A pulse-pounding historical thriller from the Hercule Poirot Prize–winning author of Baudelaire’s Revenge.

Berlin, 1921. A city of extremes.

While political violence plagues the streets during the day, a serial killer dubbed "The Skinner" roams the streets at night. Detective Chaim Orlosow suspects The Skinner is a World War I veteran, but he remains untraceable.

Meanwhile, the relationship between a famous Flemish DADA poet and his impetuous girlfriend is on edge. Like thousands of others in Berlin, they live in poverty and are addicted to dangerous street drugs.

When in a moment of impulse, Van Ostaijen - the artist - steals a mysterious file from the apartment of the enigmatic spy, Elise Kraiser, a series of dramatic events is set in motion. Soon, they find themselves on a collision course with a politician who is rapidly gaining influence... Herr Adolf Hitler.

Bob Van Laerhoven's THE FIREHAND FILE is an electric historical thriller set in Weimar-era Berlin, Germany.