Böhler: The Zombie Mistery of Zurich
- thomasvonriedt
- Oct 31
- 2 min read
He’s barely landed in Zurich, and he already has to step in again.
Synopsis
Zurich-Höngg, early on a Friday morning.
People stagger through the streets, staring blankly ahead — as if they’re under remote control.
The phenomenon repeats itself week after week. Always on Fridays. Always in Höngg.
When an entire family throws themselves in front of the Cobra tram No. 13, Inspector Franz Böhler is called back into action.
What at first looks like a case of drug abuse or collective psychosis soon takes a different turn: to an esoteric couple calling themselves The Messengers of Midgard, to manipulated drinking water, and to a secret research project at ETH Zurich.
While half of Zurich laughs about “zombies in the water,” Böhler uncovers a disturbing link between ancient Germanic symbols, psychoactive plants, and digital brain manipulation.
But when the blue flag of the doomsayers flies once again over the city, it becomes clear: the experiment has only just begun.
And its reach extends far beyond Zurich.
Main Characters
Inspector Franz Böhler – eccentric, wears a trench coat like Maigret, 65, loves playing Jass at the Metzgerhalle pub.
Assistant Fridolin “Glarner” Blumer – cheerful, 36, rides a Vespa.
Gloria Meyer – 31, new head of forensics, smart, young, and attractive.
Wendelin Kellerhals – 38, technical expert, brilliant with computers.
Willi Winter – 23, former intern, now junior assistant in the IT department.
Jasmin Keller – assistant, studying criminalistics at the University of Brandenburg.
Supporting Characters
Freya (56) and Donar Walser (58) – real name Wälti, self-proclaimed Messengers of Midgard.
Karl Senn – Zurich Police Chief.
Hubert Gerschwiler – Mayor of Zurich (Social Democratic Party).
Giovanni Cavetti – 42, employee at Zurich Waterworks.
Dr. Elvira Martell – 48, specialist in biological filtration materials, ETH Zurich.
Dr. Kurt Neff – 63, ethnobotanist, former ETH Zurich researcher.
Lene Sörensen – assistant at the Department of Economic Affairs.
Markus Steiner – the first victim in case 1
Werner Häfeli, bus driver
Here are 38 pages of pure suspense waiting for you
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