It is one of the most terrifying situations a parent can imagine: their own child has been kidnapped. For Arndt Schumacher, chief inspector of the Lübeck homicide department, this is not a bad dream, but a cruel reality. How far will he go to rescue his son from the clutches of an alleged pedophile? Further than he ever thought possible! The rules of the police no longer concern him; now it’s a matter of life and death, specifically the young life of his beloved Sebastian. But time is working against him. A crime novel that allows its readers to feel the helplessness of a desperate father up close. Will Arndt Schumacher solve his most personal case and save his son? "Sebastian" was first published in November 2014. The available edition has been newly edited and designed.