Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler: Roman
By Norbert Jacques
Cover: Lesser Ury Berliner Straßenszene 1920s by Lesser Ury (1861–1931) · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
In the restless Berlin of the early 1920s, rich young men are losing fortunes at cards to a stranger who seems to bend their will. A state prosecutor sets out to unmask the master of disguise behind the ruined lives and the spreading crimes. A fast, dark thriller whose villain became one of the most famous in German cinema.
Summary written with Claude Opus 5.5.