The first German-language biography of the legendary criminal couple. America in the 1930s, the era of the Great Depression. To escape poverty and unemployment, Bonnie and Clyde develop a unique business model: they rob banks. Admired by the losers of the American Dream, they keep the country on edge for two years. But then FBI Director Hoover declares war on the two criminals. How could two young people from Texas, responsible for cold-blooded murders, become folk heroes? Michaela Karl tells the thrilling story of Bonnie and Clyde in her new book: it is the story of an uncompromising fight against the state and the law - and of great love.