"The Watchman of Rothenburg Dies" (the book)

Your title alarmed me.! Lol. And now I have to get a copy of the book.
We're in the "we like Rothenberg camp" too. And I had to scratch my head at a recent poster on another thread who thinks the Night Watchman tour is just for kids. Um, whaaaat?

Then again, maybe I'm in my second childhood.

That was dirty.....I read the title and responded with audible distress. My sister responded with, "WHAT?" I told her what I had just read--the title. She was immediately saddened, too.
Now, I know that a writer's objective is to 'hook' by invoking an emotion....well, you did.
I am glad to know that it is a book title as opposed to an event. I might read the book--but I will need to wait until the initial trauma wears.
Thank you for the recommendation.....I think.

(We visited RodT in August of '22 as it had been on our radar for many years.)

Thanks and you peaked my interest, also.

I see the Kindle edition is $2.99. The mention on the forum will probably boost sales right up there!

editing to add: Not available in my local library or on their Overdrive site, poo.

Your subject line made my heart sink. We loved the Night Watchman tour years ago, and saw him again last year when we were in Rothenburg for Christmas. It is a must-do for anyone visiting.

The books sound interesting and I may have to look for them.

My apologies for causing some heart palpitations!

Just an update on the second book: I just finished the "Borrower of the Night" book. I downloaded it free from our library. It's a good book, also set in Rothenburg. It's mainly a mystery story with the 2 main characters coming to Rothenburg to try to find a priceless antique from the 1500's, which they think is hidden in Rothenburg. They do wander around town a bit, but this book doesn't have as much interaction with Rothenburg as "The Watchman of Rothenburg Dies".

I couldn't find the "Watchman" book as an e-book, but it's available on Amazon and other sites for $12.99. And her next book in the series is titled "A Wedding and a Funeral in Mecklenburg". I'll be reading that one next.

This is so mean!!! It really alarmed me. I plan to take his tour (for probably about the 10th time) in September.

Joy, here's an idea: We will be there early October, I wonder if he would autograph our book? Will he have already autographed your book?

If you and I had the only autographed books, they would be worth millions, right? And we could authenticate our autographs with photos! Let's start a trend here!

Got me too! I was like NOOOOO we are going in September and planning two nights in RodT one specifically for the night watchman tour!

I read that book last year, it was fun. Great for a long plane ride. In fact the author has a few books set all over Europe - Aero, Norway and Prague come to mind. Easy reading and very likable characters.

I too panicked when I read the title! Whew;)

We also enjoyed Rothenburg. We stand for several nights and loved the Night Watchman tour. I hope to get back there, but if not, we have lovely memories.

A POSTSCRIPT:

Well, my wife and I were there (Rothenberg) last week.. We took the tour again. At the end of the tour, I showed him the book, and he said he had never seen it, he would have to look for it. He asked, "was it a good book?". I said "It was, but you die". He said maybe he couldn't autograph it because he was dead... So now I have THE ONLY autographed copy of the book! Eat your collective hearts out!

He was very nice to talk with. I asked about Zur Holl, he said he used to go there but not these days.. He's 72 years old, going to cut back to 4 nights a week.

A very nice experience. I hope some of you can read the book and also have it autographed!

travelerguy--That is very cool! Hmmm, that is making me think it is a good reason to return;). I needed an excuse, lol.

He's 72 years old, going to cut back to 4 nights a week.

I saw him back in July and I never would've guessed he was over 70.

PS - Append "the book" to the title of this post. you're gonna give everyone researching this a heart attack.