DARK SUMMER – Only One Knows What Happened That Night

  • A top-notch thriller: The gripping new page-turner by bestselling author Vera Buck.
  • With her usual skill for atmospheric suspense, the author takes us to Sardinia this time.
  • 70,000 copies sold of her previous thrillers Wolfskinder and Das Baumhaus.
  • Rights to Wolfskinder were sold to 5 countries.
  • English sample translation will be available soon.

A house in an old ghost village in Italy, a dream that turns into a nightmare ...

A house in Italy for one euro: For German architect Tilda, the dilapidated villa in Sardinia seems like a stroke of luck. She decides to leave everything behind and dive into the renovation. However, the quaint village's charm is deceptive. Is the ghost town really as deserted as it seems? On Sundays, the bells ring, and strangers claim that a curse is on her house. Teaming up with journalist Enzo, who is researching the village's history, Tilda seeks to uncover the truth. The only resident who knows more is the old man Silvio, but he remains tight-lipped. When Tilda’s younger brother Nino unexpectedly shows up at her door, she reluctantly lets him stay, bringing with him memories she desperately wants to forget. Then Nino mysteriously disappears. Driven by the desperate search for him, Tilda and Enzo uncover a truth in the island’s rugged hinterlands that is darker than any ghost story – and closely tied to Tilda’s own past.

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Taschenbuch
  • Release: 13.05.2025
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-01685-1
  • 384 Pages
  • Author: Vera Buck

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DARK SUMMER – Only One Knows What Happened That Night
Vera Buck DARK SUMMER – Only One Knows What Happened That Night
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Vera Buck

Vera Buck  was born in North Rhine-Westphalia, and studied journalism, European literature and scriptwriting in Europe and Hawaii. Her debut novel  Runa and her first thriller Wolfskinder were both nominated for the Friedrich Glauser Prize. Her book Das Baumhaus reached the bestseller list and is up for a Crime Cologne award. Now living in Switzerland, Vera Buck draws inspiration for her thrillers from her exciting adventures.