Der Lebkuchenmann

The story moves at a breakneck speed, which really pulled me in, but I wonder if that was a conscious choice to heighten tension or just natural flow.

The character's actions felt morally grey at times, making me wonder how much of that was deliberate to reflect real-world complexity.

The smoky, tense atmosphere added so much to the story; I'm curious whether the setting was based on a real place or purely fictional.