A Berlin Noir – Book Launch with W. Michael Blumenthal
Conversation and Reading from the Thriller The “Payday” Conspiracy (reading in English, discussion in German)
W. Michael Blumenthal, professor of economics, former US Secretary of the Treasury and founding director of the JMB, presents his new political thriller The “Payday” Conspiracy: A Berlin Noir.
Tue 19 Nov 2024, 6 pm
Where
W. M. Blumenthal Academy,
Klaus Mangold Auditorium
Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 1, 10969 Berlin
(Opposite the Museum)
The adrenaline-packed noir novel, which was released in the US in September 2024, centers on a right-wing extremist conspiracy against democracy. While investigating the murder of the deputy chief of the US Embassy in Berlin, the victim’s colleague Adam Jackson reluctantly becomes the investigator. Jackson’s research leads him underground, where he uncovers a connection to the local aristocracy and organized crime.
The reading will be moderated by Michael Naumann, publisher and retired German Minister of Culture.
Welcome speech by Hetty Berg, director of the JMB
W. Michael Blumenthal, Founding Director; Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Yves Sucksdorff
