Spa Shadows: A Wiesbaden Crime Novel

By Rylan Hudson

A dead man in the hot water. A key marked Room Twelve. And a trail that leads deep into Wiesbaden's history.

When Chief Inspector Ren Neudt finds a drowned croupier at the Kochbrunnen, the case first looks like a robbery gone wrong. But the dead man is carrying a casino receipt for 84,000-and a clue that points far beyond the elegant spa district.

Together with his colleague Jan Bandtke, Ren follows a trail through missing files, sealed rooms, and a secret reaching back to 1998. The closer they get to the truth, the more clearly the city reveals what it has spent decades trying to hide.

In Wiesbaden, the past does not disappear. It waits beneath the steam.

A dark, atmospheric crime novel about power, silence, and the price of truth.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HKD3TTMH
• ISBN13: 9798175522588
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"