Electrified is no ordinary mystery. The detectives in Stephan Schwarz´s debut novel hunt villains in an electric vehicle. The story makes for an entertaining ride which allows the reader to cozy up to congenial characters.

Frankfurt, East Port - 7.00 a.m.: The dead body of a chemical consulting manager is found in a car. Is it suicide? Or murder? Chief Inspector Felix Büschelberger, who devotes his spare time to saving toads, and his technology-enthused Italian colleague, Emilio, set out to unearth the truth. Together with the rest of their tea-drinking team, they chase countless leads in their agile electric vehicle on an unpredictable journey that takes them to Italy and as far as Kenya. Buth their road is paved with bumps and dead ends. A reconstruction of the circumstances seems impossible.

This charming novel is a spicy combination of cirme and corruption in the highest echelons of power, intertwined with the latest technology trends.

Readers are not only informed of the benefits of driving an EV; they are also provided with information about fascinating initiatives and intriguing descriptions of the latest battery technologies. Important challenges that need to be met and solves are addressed: charing methods, energy storage and providing grid stability among them.

Stephan Schwarz and his publisher support social engagement through the sale of this book. More information on the associations and non-profit organizations can be found on the publishers website.

Stephan Schwarz was born in the north of Germany. When he is not writing crime novels featuring his lead characters Felix Büschelberger and Emilio Perfondo, he is travelling around the globe in connection with his day job.
He currently lives with his wife in a small town just outside of Munich, Germany.