Rat Summer

Rat Summer

The summer has been murderously hot for weeks. Lou and Sonny, 15, best girlfriends, pass the time in their abandoned swimming pool—and come closer. But along with the heat, a shadow out of Sonny’s past moves into the small town: Hagen Fender, the man who murdered her mother. Sonny wants revenge, and Lou is supposed to help her. But the more Lou learns about Fender, the more doubts she has. She is torn between love and fear, trust and jealousy. Should she let Sonny take the blame or should she just save herself?

• The new novel by Juliane Pickel after her award-winning debut Krummer Hund (Bad Guy)
• How much do the circumstances of your life shape you and to what extent are you to blame?
• Atmospheric novel with crime thriller elements