Das letzte Wort hat Mads Madsen
ANDREAS IZQUIERDO
Über die Toten nur Gutes / Don’t Speak Ill of the Dead: a Eulogist Investigates
A Crime Novel, 304 pages
Autumn 2025
Kicking off the new crime series from Andreas Izquierdo
A eulogist shares his story – thrilling, funny, profound
Andreas Izquierdo’s total run: 300,000 copies
Mads Madsen Has the Last Word
If you happen to die in Glücksburg an der Ostsee, Mads Madsen gives your eulogy. It’s not always an easy task. Lies abound when someone
dies. Don’t speak ill of the dead, they say, but who was the deceased, really? It often calls for some sleuthing.
One night, Mads receives a mysterious message from the Beyond. His old friend Patrick is dead, and his last wish was to have his eulogy
given by Mads. Despite having had no contact with Patrick for years, Mads sets about unearthing clues from the past. He soon realises that
Patrick was anything but the nice boy next door. And why did he have
to die?
Mads finds himself caught in a web of secrets and lies, one that threatens not just him but those he loves most: his eccentric father
Fridtjof, his best friend Fiete, an undertaker who’s newly in love, and his loyal Maltese, Bobby. The only person who might be able to help
him is the eternally moody Chief Inspector, Luisa Mills, who thinks of him as little more than a tin foil hat conspiracy theorist.
Mads realises the next eulogy he’s likely to write will be his own – unless he can pull off one last trick.
Über die Toten nur Gutes / Don’t Speak Ill of the Dead: a Eulogist Investigates
A Crime Novel, 304 pages
Autumn 2025
Kicking off the new crime series from Andreas Izquierdo
A eulogist shares his story – thrilling, funny, profound
Andreas Izquierdo’s total run: 300,000 copies
Mads Madsen Has the Last Word
If you happen to die in Glücksburg an der Ostsee, Mads Madsen gives your eulogy. It’s not always an easy task. Lies abound when someone
dies. Don’t speak ill of the dead, they say, but who was the deceased, really? It often calls for some sleuthing.
One night, Mads receives a mysterious message from the Beyond. His old friend Patrick is dead, and his last wish was to have his eulogy
given by Mads. Despite having had no contact with Patrick for years, Mads sets about unearthing clues from the past. He soon realises that
Patrick was anything but the nice boy next door. And why did he have
to die?
Mads finds himself caught in a web of secrets and lies, one that threatens not just him but those he loves most: his eccentric father
Fridtjof, his best friend Fiete, an undertaker who’s newly in love, and his loyal Maltese, Bobby. The only person who might be able to help
him is the eternally moody Chief Inspector, Luisa Mills, who thinks of him as little more than a tin foil hat conspiracy theorist.
Mads realises the next eulogy he’s likely to write will be his own – unless he can pull off one last trick.
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Andreas Izquierdo
Andreas Izquierdo, is a writer and screenwriter. He published the Sir Walter Scott Award-winning historical novel ‘King of Albania’ (2007) and...
Andreas Izquierdo, is a writer and screenwriter. He published the Sir Walter Scott Award-winning historical novel ‘King of Albania’ (2007) and numerous other novels, including the SPIEGEL bestseller ‘Der Club der Traumtänzer’ (2014) and ‘Fräulein Hedy träumt vom Fliegen’ (2018). ‘Schatten der Welt’ was published in 2020. ‘Revolution der Träume’ (2021) continues the story of the three friends Carl, Artur and Isi and ‘Labyrinth der Freiheit’ (2022) completes the trilogy. Most recently his novel...