The second volume in atmospheric crime series, Kommissar Kant in München , is titled Kant und der Schachspieler (Kant and the Chess Player). Published in November 2022, this installment follows the success of the debut novel, Kant und der sechste Winter , which was nominated for the Glauser Prize. Plot Summary: The Dead Man in the Tank

: A new addition to the team and a former computer science student, Hanna acts as a "joker" in the investigation. She has an obsessive-compulsive personality that demands order and perfection, which proves vital in deciphering the killer's patterns.

: Team members whose professional relationship is flavored by ongoing flirtation and tension. "Kant und der Schachspieler" von Marcel Häußler - Penguin

Main detective and his team suspect the victim might be Jakob Holler, a brilliant chess prodigy who vanished without a trace two years prior. As the investigators pull at these threads, the "Chess Murderer" strikes again, forcing Kant into a high-stakes game of logic and strategy. The Team and Character Dynamics