''Komm, süßer Tod'' ("Come, Sweet Death") is a 1998 novel by Austrian author
Wolf Haas. It is named after a musical piece by
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (German: Help:IPA/Standard German, joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque music, Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety ...
. 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, pre-hospital care or paramedic services, are emergency services that provide urgent pre-hospital treatment and stabilisation for serious illness and injuries and transport to d ...
in
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...
'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
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Komm, Susser Tod (Novel)
1998 Austrian novels
Black comedy books
Novels set in Vienna
Austrian novels adapted into films