Gasperlmaier in a Height Frenzy - a magnificent Alpine crime novel. Gasperlmaier has a tough time: a mysterious phone call leads him to the Loser mountain, where two women's bodies become his latest murder case. While Gasperlmaier battles his fear of heights and a weak stomach, new pressing questions arise for him and Dr. Kohlross from the district police command in Liezen. Herbert Dutzler manages, with his characteristic amusing tone, to make the Salzkammergut region and its inhabitants feel absolutely authentic in his second crime novel. The lovingly drawn Gasperlmaier, somewhat clumsy but always dutiful, quickly wins readers' hearts, keeping them on the edge of their seats until the last page. Will he manage to find the perpetrator? Reader reviews: A humorous yet thrilling Alpine crime novel with a dense atmosphere and a large dose of local color.