A suburb straight out of a picture book – but what do model citizens do when their pretty facade starts to crumble? In Peter Huth's novel, a suburb of Berlin is the perfect idyllic world for middle-class families – until a sinister rumor begins to circulate. For Fine and Tim, the picturesque Fischbach on the outskirts of the big city is the family paradise they have dreamed of. Among the other homeowners, they quickly find friends for themselves and their daughter. When an older gentleman opens a small shop for honey, tea, and decor, he seems to be the final piece of the idyllic puzzle: he always has a listening ear for the mothers and hot cocoa for the children. Everyone in Fischbach loves the honey man – until a shocking rumor about his past begins to spread. Suddenly, everything that seemed so secure is up for grabs: friendships, relationships, prosperity. How far will Fine go to protect her suburban paradise? As insightful as Dörte Hansen and as relevant as Juli Zeh: this is how contemporary literature should be. Journalist and author Peter Huth delivers social criticism and smart German literature in one. The novel "The Honey Man" incisively tells of the fears of the middle class and the struggle for their seemingly perfect world.