It is Germany, 1938, and Franz Schmidt is the chief auditor in a commercial bank in a provincial city. But as Schmidt will soon learn, the bank's prestigious new client, the Nazi party, is at once its least desirable. Schmidt will oversee their account, and soon, he is embroiled in the duplicity,...
Detective Inspector Hideo Aoki learns that his case against ex-Governor Tamaki--one that he has been building for months-- has been dismantled. Rattled by this directive, his life begins to spiral out of control, fueled by his obsession over the case, heavy drinking, and several repercussions too...
Exhibition 3rd Floor. Photographs by Martha Solmitz. At 6.05 pm, Schmidt entered a building in a winding street in the inner suburb of Kreuzberg. Half-a-dozen black limousines were parked nearby, with chauffeurs standing around ...
![The Iron Heart - [Franz Schmidt 02] by Marshall Browne](/i/cover.jpg)
WHEN HE came out to the anteroom, there was no one to be seen, not even a maid, and the fire was crackling away. He returned to his room, rubbing his hands against the cold, though the temperature had risen from the overnight freeze. He unpacked his Sony shortwave radio and placed it on the low t...