Achtsam morden

Synopsis of Achtsam morden

«Achtsam morden» is the humorous crime novel by Karsten Dusse, published by Heyne in paperback (416 pages, in German).

Lawyer Björn Diemel, with no time for his family, is forced by his wife to attend a mindfulness seminar. When the course works for him, he applies full attention to his work: faced with a criminal client causing him problems, he murders him following all the rules of the method. Crime comedy that combines thriller and self-help parody.

First installment of the Achtsam morden series. The Achtsam morden audiobook won the Deutscher Hörbuchpreis 2020 in the best entertainment category.

For those seeking an ironic thriller that caricatures mindfulness culture; the series based on Achtsam morden can be seen on Netflix.