''Komm, süßer Tod'' ("Come, Sweet Death") is a 1998 novel by Austrian author

Wolf Haas Wolf Haas (born 14 December 1960) is an Austrian writer. He is most widely known for his crime fiction novels featuring detective Simon Brenner, four of which were made into films. He has won several prizes for his works, including the German pri ...

. It is named after a musical piece by

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

. It was picturised in 2000 as '' Komm, süßer Tod''.

Plot summary

Disillusioned paramedic and ex-cop Simon Brenner finds himself trapped between the front lines of two competing

Emergency Medical Services Emergency medical services (EMS), also known as ambulance services or paramedic services, are emergency services that provide urgent pre-hospital treatment and stabilisation for serious illness and injuries and transport to definitive care. ...

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

's relentless summer heat. Things turn really hot when Brenner starts looking into the unusually high death rate of elderly patients.

Characters

*Simon Brenner – ex police officer, main protagonist

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Komm, Susser Tod (Novel) 1998 novels Black comedy books Novels set in Vienna Austrian novels adapted into films 20th-century Austrian novels