Rademacher, Cay Frank Stave 02 Der Schieber... Apr 2026

: Following the brutal "hunger winter" of 1946/47, Hamburg is now suffering under an unseasonable heatwave in May 1947.

: Frank’s son, who unexpectedly returns from Russian captivity during the investigation, forcing Frank to navigate a painful familial reconciliation. Rademacher, Cay Frank Stave 02 Der Schieber...

: A British military officer who assists Stave, representing the complicated relationship between the occupied and the occupiers. : Following the brutal "hunger winter" of 1946/47,

: An experienced detective burdened by his past and the chaos of the present. : An experienced detective burdened by his past

: The pressure on Stave mounts as two more bodies are discovered, pointing to a serial killer operating in the shadows of the black market. Key Characters

Der Schieber (English title: The Wolf Children ) is the second installment in Cay Rademacher’s historical crime trilogy featuring Oberinspektor Frank Stave. Set in post-WWII Hamburg, the novel is a gritty police procedural that doubles as a vivid exploration of a city struggling to survive under British occupation.

: Stave’s investigation leads him into the desperate world of "Wolfskinder"—orphaned children who fled from occupied Eastern territories. These children form survivalist gangs, working as "coal-clawers," smugglers, and even prostitutes.