Harry Haller was afraid of his dual nature, namely being human and animal. He decided to die on his 50th birthday. He was saved by the mysterious Hermione.
When Heidi, a little girl who leads an idyllic life with her grandfather in the Alps, is cruelly taken from the mountain retreat by a stern aunt, she adapts to life in the village below by bringing humor and goodwill to every situation.
After eighteen years of marriage, Alice finds herself confronted with the fact that her husband Frank feels more and more attracted to men. Not only Frank, but also she and their three children undergo an irreversible change.
Theo goes looking for someone who can tell him about his dad and the person he loved. His quest leads him into the Alps, where George has been living as a recluse for ten years. As they meet, the two men start to make sense of their lives.
Paul Hubschmid is Paul Finney aka Upperseven, master of disguise. He's out to stop a diamond smuggling operation which fronts for a missile building project.
Set in Zurich in the 1950s, a special agent who is near retirement receives a major assignment: Bring down Harry Wind, a top PR manager who has been accused of spying.
Andre Korb is a Swiss boy. In Switzerland, his father, François enjoys relations with the Third Reich. The Korbs also have a Polish refugee, Anna. When she returns years later, she sees Andres. The reunion wakens shared childhood memories.
Elisabeth is a wealthy woman who is reaching her forties. She travels regularly on the TEE Rheingold train. One day, she meets a former school flirt, who works as a flight attendant on the train.
After a magazine scoop in Switzerland on the "12 Theses," everyone associated with it dies. As a series of mysterious and deadly events unfold, Captain Martin Jakobi and theology student Claire have to find out why and who.
The story of orphan girl Heidemarie, who is taken in by distant relatives only interested in getting care allowance, but is mentally and physically tormented by them.
In Edge of Mind, André, at a bar with friends, faces an intense inner battle between reality and his inner darkness. As the night deepens, he teeters on the edge of mental collapse, while his friends unknowingly offer support.
Six people travel to Mexico to meet a shaman and take part in an ancient ritual. They eat hallucinogenic mushrooms with the intention of alleviating their physical and psychological ailments.
An exchange of memories spanning over 250 years interweaves everything from the philosophy of Empedocles to excerpts from Madame Bovary, to extant paintings by Cézanne, to the buildings of the artists' village at Mont Sainte-Victoire.
