Ulrich Wickert is one of the most renowned journalists in Germany. He worked as a correspondent in the US and in France and for several years was the anchor of the very prestigious German news programme Tagesthemen. His previous books Der Ehrliche ist immer der Dumme, Das Buch der Tungenden and Gauner muss Man Gauner Nennen were bestsellers in Germany. The next instalment of his French crime series Ricou was published in 2025.