The Russian Donation

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“Spielberg’s stellar series kickoff, which won Germany’s Friedrich Glauser prize for best debut crime novel, introduces reluctant detective Felix Hoffmann, “a Don Quixote in scrubs,” who’s been an attending ER physician for eight years at a Berlin teaching hospital … Hoffmann and his girlfriend, Celine, make a winning investigative pair, and his endearing persona elevates this well above the majority of hospital-based mysteries.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Spielberg, a physician, made a bit of a splash in Germany with this first novel, and it’s easy to see why. This is a very well constructed book, with a protagonist-narrator who is strong, resourceful, and unwilling to put up with any crap. Three more Hoffman novels are due to make their first English appearances soon, but anything less than immediately might not be soon enough for readers who crack open this cracking good thriller.” —David Pitt, Booklist (starred review)“Incredible…Dr. Hoffman jumps in with both feet in order to solve the case and takes readers along for the ride of their lives.” —Suspense Magazine“I enjoyed the book immensely…This is an entertaining book, but I have no doubt that Christoph Spielberg will, like another favorite writer Robin Cook, make you think twice about going to the hospital.” —Criminal Element“Readers who like a good mystery sprinkled with wit and a touch of sarcasm will enjoy the thrusts and parries administered by author Christoph Spielberg, who studied medicine in the U.S. as a German exchange student before he published this series. The novel is ably translated by Gerald Chapple, who must have enjoyed a good chuckle or two as he worked.” —Bookpage.com