Neujahr

This almost-novella by Zeh was intriguing. A young family is on holiday on Lanzarote. The father, Henning, has recently been plagued by unexplained panic attacks. A bicycle trip on New Year's day, turns into a trip into his head and then a trip down memory lane. The book is half psychological study of the modern family, and half childhood mystery thriller. The second half definitely picked up the pace and rounded this up to 4 stars. My second Juli Zeh, and I liked this more than [b:Leere Herzen 36110970 Leere Herzen Juli Zeh https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1503504329l/36110970.SY75.jpg 57699438]. I think the shorter format works well for the author.