Saishu Hotei / Original Title: Die Letzte Instanz (Shogakukan Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Joachim is a lawyer who runs a law firm on the verge of bankruptcy while graduating from the prestigious Humboldt University Law School. One day, a homeless young man whom Joachim defended is suddenly shot by an elderly woman in front of the judge. The bullet does not hit him, and the old woman collapses on the spot. The old woman is named Margarete and was one of the members of a pilgrimage from a small town on the Polish border. Joachim goes to Margarete's house at her request to bring back a box of cigars, but when he is invited to dinner and leaves the house, the box is gone. This is the first Japanese translation of Elisabeth Hermann's work, based on the extremely popular drama series that was watched by 7.7 million people in its home country of Germany. A masterpiece!

名門フンボルト大学の法学部を出ながら、破産寸前の法律事務所を営む弁護士ヨアヒム。ある日、ヨアヒムが弁護を担当したホームレスの若者が、裁判者の前でいきなり老女に発砲される。弾は当たらず、老女はその場で倒れてしまう。老女はマルガレーテという名で、ポーランド国境の小さな町から巡礼にやって来たメンバーの一人だった。ヨアヒムはマルガレーテの依頼で彼女の家へ行き、指定された葉巻の箱を持ち帰ろうとするが、食事に誘われ家を空けていた隙に、箱は消えていた。ドイツ本国で770万人が視聴した超人気ドラマの原作にしてエリザベート・ヘルマン作品の初邦訳。傑作です!