Erst Die Trauer (Detective Inspector Declan Walsh Krimi 5)

The setting feels almost like a character itself—did the author draw from personal experiences or specific locations to craft this mood?

The story seemed to take a breather before the climax—wondering if this was a deliberate choice to deepen character development or suspense.

The characters felt nuanced, but some motives seemed ambiguous—interested in how these complexities were approached during writing.