The Swiss Franchise Detectives

A new, exciting and entertaining crime series from the Swiss city of Zug. The Swiss franchise detectives Loretta Lombardi and Lars Van de Velde are always on the case when black sheep appear in the franchise economy. The multicultural investigators fight for justice with wit, humor and physical commitment, supported by a colorful team of assistants. An entertaining crime novel set in the franchise economy with plenty of Swiss ambience. The first case, The Disappearance of Alexander Schober, involves innovative bio-hacking and sustainable brother rooster chicks for a food franchise in Zug and Ascona/Ticino, as well as private and professional relationship entanglements.

In this second volume of the new franchise crime series - The Swiss Franchise Detectives - Lars Van de Velde is called to the Zug headquarter of the Happy People, a fitness franchise. It relies heavily on robotics and artificial intelligence, but is being blackmailed. Obviously, not all franchisees act in accordance with the system. During his investigations, with his assistant Morita Miramoto, in Berlin and Hamburg (Germany) as well as Unterägeri and Zug (Switzerland), Lars has to experience first-hand how robots can help, but also endanger human lives. The main protagonists Loretta Lombardi and Lars Van de Velde are always on the case when black sheep appear in the franchise economy. The multicultural investigators and their colorful team of assistants solve mysterious cases and fight for the good in franchising - with wit, humor and physical commitment. An entertaining crime-franchise.