Bornholm Code Novel by Thorsten Oliver Rehm 518 pages, Ruhland Verlag
Frank Stebe's spirit of inquiry awakens to new life when a mysterious shipwreck is discovered off the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm. But the dive into the underwater world not only brings him closer to his old dream, the discovery of the legendary Nibelungen treasure – suddenly he is also in the crosshairs of a fanatical organization that stops at nothing. Thorsten Oliver Rehm's high-caliber debut novel pieces together puzzles that have always captivated researchers and scientists alike. Frank Stebe is called in by a former research colleague who is stumped: the ship type and artifacts of a wreck discovered in the Baltic Sea make no sense. When Frank himself then retrieves an ancient Roman sword and a rider's mask from the depths, his daring theory gradually becomes certainty – and the ancient legend of the Nibelungen treasure becomes a dangerous reality. For not only in scientific circles is he met with mistrust; from another side, a much greater danger looms: a fanatical nationalist organization operates unrecognized and in secret. It not only seeks to obtain the legendary gold – through the magic sword and the legendary tarnhelm of the dragon slayer Siegfried, it wants to gain unlimited power! By the time Frank understands what doors his discoveries have opened, it is almost too late.
