Book excerpt: Thriller by Alfred Bekker The size of this book corresponds to 111 paperback pages. Who was behind the deadly assassination attempt on Brian Imperioli? The mobster had a lot of enemies - and two sons whom he had disowned. But there are also old scores to settle that arose during the Vietnam War. Investigators Trevellian and Tucker have to concentrate on one lead. But is it the right one? Alfred Bekker is a well-known author of fantasy novels, crime thrillers and books for young people. In addition to his major book successes, he has written numerous novels for suspense series such as Ren Dhark, Jerry Cotton, Cotton reloaded, Kommissar X, John Sinclair and Jessica Bannister. He has also published under the names Neal Chadwick, Henry Rohmer, Conny Walden and Janet Farell .