Berlin 1929: Political street battles, illegal nightclubs - a dance on the volcano! In the 1920s, the Berlin criminal police are renowned worldwide for their modern investigative methods. However, the young ambitious Commissioner Gereon Rath finds himself at odds with all sides due to his own inquiries. Arne Jysch has not only adapted one of the most famous German crime novels but has also created one of the most successful German graphic novels. In this new edition, he discusses his collaboration with Volker Kutscher and the creation of the graphic novel. "Der nasse Fisch" by Volker Kutscher was the first of now six successful novels featuring the fictional detective Gereon Rath. It was adapted into a TV series titled "Babylon Berlin" by Tom Tykwer, which aired in 2017 and premiered on September 30, 2018.