Under the Skin is a unique and unforgettable anti-hero story that recalls the obsessive, amoral and murderous literary characters of two great works of twentieth-century German literature, Günter Grass's The Tin Drum (1959) and Patrick Suskind's Stench (1985).

An extraordinary account of how man's highest cultural creations can be intertwined with his darkest aspects. Josef Eisenstein is an extraordinarily talented collector and bookbinder, so passionate about books that he imagines heaven as a library, in pursuit of creating the perfect book. Gunnar Kaiser presents an extraordinary crime novel and an innovative history of the twentieth century around the life story of a (possible) serial killer in pursuit of his obsessive quest. He takes the reader on a journey through New York, Berlin and Israel to the Weimar Republic in 1919 and Argentina in the 1990s. It will appeal to readers who enjoy immersion in vividly imagined worlds and intelligent, multifaceted texts rich in interpretive possibilities.