In search of the missing blue
An agitated Belgian detective, tricky breakfast eggs and the disappearance of an entire color prompt the striped detective to start new investigations.
Thy mystery of the lost nut
A lost hazelnut, a scatterbrained coachman, a wintry castle and far too little cake! Once again a tough nut to crack for the Consulting Detective.
My favorite quotes
Here is a selection of my favorite quotes.
Big harbor tour in Cologne
Today I set sail on board an excursion steamer for a long tour all around the harbours of Cologne.
The secret of the Chinese Dog – Day 1
René von Tiger – Consulting Detective Day 1 – Excitement in the palace I received the call for help from a colleague from London, who faced a seemingly unsolvable puzzle. Rumors had surfaced that a mysterious Chinese dog would take control of the city. Was it about the code name of a nefarious underworld godfather?...
Theodor Fontane: John Maynard
John Maynard is one of Theodor Fontane’s most famous ballads, published in 1886. It praises John Maynard, helmsman of a passenger ship on Lake Erie. A fire breaks out at the end of a passage from Detroit to Buffalo. John Maynard remains in his post “in smoke and fire” until the ship reaches the shore,...
Adventure in space and time (Part 1)
Something is up! My sensitive whiskers have made me sense a tremor in the continuum of time. Somewhere on the 60th parallel there was a rift in space and time. So I set off on a dangerous expedition into unknown regions until the sextant points to 60° North.