Date: 29.11.2003
From: Bernard
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Subject: Hochenstein
Hi,
i'm halfway through The last temptation and was wondering if someone could give me more details on Hochenstein (the story does ring a bell, but i was wondering wether Hochenstein really existed or not).
Research on Hocenstein brought me here...
Since i'm here and the site seems to be genuine, i was wondering in 'Wire in the blood', how does Vance gets Shaz'car at a sensible place (like next to her appartment) and then back home. I got carried by the book ... didn't check at the time, now i gave the book to a friend.
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Date: 01.12.2003
From: Val
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Subject: Re: Hochenstein
Hi, Bernard.
The programme of euthenasia against children existed. There were six holding centres scattered round Germany to accommodate the children, and I created a fictitious seventh in Schloss Hochenstein. Some of the schlosses in the Rheinland were commandeered by the Nazis for various purposes, but this one I made up. From memory... I think Vance leaves Shaz's car outside her flat then walks to the station and gets a train back to London. Best
Val
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Date: 21.12.2003
From: Andr Fournier
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Subject: The Last Temptation
Good morning (afternoon for you!) While I'm not finished with the story, I just thought to check on Schloss... I must tell you that I'm absolutely enthraled with your books. I believe that "A Place of Execution" is a masterpiece of crime litterature. Thank you! André Fournier
Orford (Québec)
Canada
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Date: 22.12.2003
From: Diane Menzies, Toronto, Canada
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Subject: Re: The Last Temptation
Am almost finished The Last Temptation. As usual, a great book, tho was appalled at the treatment of the boy. Am even more appalled to learn that such treatment was based on fact. Does this stuff ever give you nightmares?
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Date: 09.11.2005
From: Hannah Kate
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Subject: Re: Hochenstein
wooow this book rocks. i'm nearly at the end, krasic and tadzio have found out bout carol. but thats not what i want to talk about though.
the nazi ethanasia programme is.
i'm doing a drama piece based on euthanasia for my BTEC national in PA, i thought we could be different and not cliche the topic (a familey member killing a terminally ill person) and base it on this kind a euthansia, but i've looked non stop on the interenet and i can't find one piece that could help me, does anybody have a website or exsisting reaserch???
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Date: 09.11.2005
From: Kate
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Subject: Re: Hochenstein
I'm not sure what you are looking for but there are quotes from nurses who participated in the nazi 'euthanasia' programme in this article: http://www.baycrest.org/Winter%202002/article4.htm 'Nurses were active participants and killed over 10,000 people in these involuntary "euthanasia programs". After the war was over, most of the nurses were never punished for these crimes against humanity although some nurses were tried along with the physicians they assisted. One such trial was of 14 nurses and was held in Munich in 1965. Although some of these nurses reported that they struggled with a guilty conscience, others did not see anything wrong with their actions and believed that they were releasing these patients from their suffering.'
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Date: 16.11.2007
From: Alida Lippiatt
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Subject: Re: Hochenstein
I can't wait for your new books "torment to others" and "hostage to murder" . I have'nt seen it in the bookshops yet. You are stellar and you keep me happy for many hours !
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Date: 06.02.2009
From: Suzanne Gallagher
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Subject: Re: Hochenstein
I, like your other readers also looked for Schloss Hochenstein on the net.. thus bringing me to this site.. this is the first one of your books I have read and I so don't want to finish it.. thought it was just brill.. Am looking for a reccommendation for another one of your books which is just as good... Brill writing..
Suzanne...
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Date: 21.02.2009
From: Jack
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Subject: Re: Hochenstein
Suzanne, I'd suggest reading "The Mermaids Singing" and "Wire in the Blood" (preferably in that order) next as it'll explain a lot of the backstory to "Last Temptation" as well as being fabulous stories in there own right. A lot of people I've spoken to have said they prefered the first two books enormously as well, so you may be even more plesently supprised by them.
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Date: 07.08.2009
From: Sue
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Subject: Re: Hochenstein
Like everyone else I seem to have found my way here because I'm reading The Last Temptation & wanted to find out if the holdong centres were real.Horrifcally - they were it seems! jack is right, Suzanne, I came across The Mermaids Singing in a jumble sale a few months ago & have not been able to stop myself working steadily through ALL Ms McDermid's books. The Grave Tattoo, whilst not Tony Hill, is an awesome book. Thank you so much to the author for so many enthralling hours.
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Date: 19.08.2009
From: Amritha
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Subject: Re: Hochenstein
Hi! I ended up here because i was checking out on Hochenstein too.I'm doin my Phd on Holocaust Literature and was intrigued by this aspect. I'm hooked on The Last Tempation and have managed to lay my hands on The Mermaids singing and Wire in the Blood. Saving those two for the Weekend. Thank you very much for The Last Tempation.
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Date: 07.05.2010
From: Wolverine
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Subject: Re: Hochenstein
Now I wouldn't want to niggle, but 'Hochenstein' is a highly improbable German word. The correct linguistic version would be 'Hohenstein'.
Interesting reading, though :)
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Date: 09.07.2010
From: Richard
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Subject: Re: Hochenstein
Well, isn't this just fun? I see there are a few other curious folks. It's always interesting when reading novels to find out fact from fiction. Does the place exist or is it fantasy? The history of the Deutschlanders certainly leads one to believe it happened.
Thanks for a great novel, and thanks to the other folks posting to this site -- I'll be sure to pick up the books referenced above.
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