Holiday in everyday life

Although I worked until early afternoon today, had an appointment with my (friendly) dentist and spent the afternoon doing a lot of professional development for female entrepreneurs, the day felt like a holiday. Sunshine, coffee with a friend and, to round off the day, an exciting reading at the Hotel Ellington.

I’m not really a fan of crime novels. But „The big animal„I really enjoyed this crime novel set in the world of finance and the stock market. It’s clever, gripping and, in places, quite humorous. The fact that it’s set in Berlin is, of course, an added bonus.”.
The press is already hailing the author Veit M. Etzold as the new Dan Brown. Given a certain penchant for gripping conspiracy theories, the comparison may well be apt; however, he does not share Brown’s openly displayed aversion to the Church and faith.
This crime novel isn’t just gripping – it even throws in the odd sentence that makes you stop and think for a while. For example: To be and to become – these are the most important things in life.. Or: Strangely enough, the people who had given her the most support were those who accepted that everything changes. Of course, to discover these gems, you needn’t be so caught up in the plot that you can’t stop to reflect. Which, in this case, is really difficult. But you could always read it twice.
Read aloud by Franziska Pigulla, who also narrated the audiobook, it was a double treat. It’s just… I’m not sure if I’ll be able to sleep now.