: A cynical psychoanalyst who specializes in the dreams and neuroses of the Nazi elite's wives.

| Element | Mermer Adam | The Crimson Rivers | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Archaeologist (Academic) | Cop (Niemans) | | Setting | Single Alpine Village | Alpine Valley / University | | Monster | A statue (Psychological) | Genetic mutation (Physical) | | Pacing | Slow, melancholic, dread | Fast, explosive, action | | Ending | Ambiguous / Poetic | Explosive / Resolved |

: It is described as a heavy, "soul-hurting" read due to its unflinching depiction of the Holocaust and other Nazi atrocities. historical thrillers Historian of the Third Reich Psychoanalyst Mermer Adam by Jean-Christophe Grangé - Goodreads