The Missing is a new direction for Dirk Kurbjuweit, a historical police procedural based on the true crimes of Fritz Haarmann, the fabled Butcher of Hanover. Set in the interwar days of the Weimar Republic, when the Nazi party is on the rise and Adolf Hitler is languishing in prison, The Missing offers a detailed social portrait of the 1920s. Boys are disappearing from Hanover’s streets and the whole city is terrified. Detective Inspector Robert Lahnstein is assigned to the case and soon finds himself in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a psychopath. By renowned, award-winning journalist and internationally bestselling author of Fear Dirk Kurbjuweit, who has previously toured Australia. For fans of Hans Fallada, Herman Koch and S. J. Watson. Review coverage in weekend newspaper supplements and literary publications. Print advertising in literary publications and featured in Text’s monthly e-newsletter and promoted on social media. Social media advertising campaign to run on release targeting fans of literary thrillers, translated crime and historic fiction.