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Christian Schünemann | Der Frisör | English Title: The Hairdresser<br>Novel, 256 Pages

Novel, Hardcover
256 Pages
Published in Sept. 2004

ISBN 978-3-257-06457-5

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Christian Schünemann
Der Frisör

English Title: The Hairdresser

He styles his customers’ hair with a delicate touch. And he never has to prompt them into conversation, because if there is anyone they come to talk to, then it is him – the hairdresser. When his customers call him, he knows that it is always urgent – their need for beauty brooks no delay. But when Alexandra Kaspari, editor of the beauty section of Vamp magazine, calls for an appointment, it sounds like a matter of life and death. And later that evening, her newly styled head does indeed have an encounter with a lethal weapon. The police are faced with a baffling mystery: they cannot find the murder weapon, the motive remains unclear and the world of the beautiful and well-dressed is keeping its secret close to its chest. But Tomas Prinz is able to move more freely within this labyrinth of rivalry, careers and corruption – as even the murder suspects are willing visitors of his hairdressing salon. And the case will now just not leave him in peace. The colour stylist Bea, with her keen intuition and penchant for astrology, becomes Prinz’ accomplice, while Alyosha – his lover from Moscow, who unexpectedly turns up in Munich – is more of a distraction. Published in: Spain (Siruela) Russia (Azbooka)

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»Christian Schünemann’s wonderful detective story, ›The Hairdresser‹, tells of hair characteristics, cutting techniques and scalp massages is such an appealing way that is at the same time so unobtrusive that you think you have encountered a new dimension of sensuality while you were really thinking about the murderer. The way this author turns Munich into a literary backdrop and how he describes the sociological milieu is very clever. But more than anything else, he develops an atmosphere in which you want to participate through a visit to a hair salon.«Süddeutsche Zeitung

»This is a story of vanity, intrigue and murder. One thing becomes quickly apparent: here is an author who not only writes well, but is marvellously entertaining.«Berliner Morgenpost

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