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SYNOPSIS

In the 1990s, Rudolph Goering shot his wife, then his twelve-year-old son, Nicholas—before hanging himself in their home, leaving no explanation behind. Against all odds, Nicholas survived.

Twenty-five years later, Nicholas Goering is a brilliant but misanthropic forensic pathologist in the infamous German city of Heimstadt. When his father’s body is discovered—perfectly preserved, hanging exactly as it was on the day of his death—Nicholas is forced to confront the most baffling case of his career.

As the mystery deepens, it triggers a wave of murders and unearths shady practices that threaten to shatter not only the impeccable reputation of a hospital but that of the entire city itself.

An unscrupulous femme fatale psychiatrist, a volatile detective, a gifted but outcast child, and a mayor driven by Schopenhauer’s principles will find themselves entangled in a race against time to stop the unraveling madness—before it consumes them all.

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About

The story of The Epicurean Doctor began in 2013 and took nearly a decade to bring to life. Originally written in Spanish, it was released as a trilogy: Part I: Memento Mori, Part II: Schopenhauerland, and Part III: Phineas.

In its final form, The Epicurean Doctor combines all three parts into a single book. Don’t worry—it’s crafted in short, engaging chapters that keep the reading experience smooth and enjoyable.

The story has been embraced by readers across more than 16 Spanish-speaking countries and continues to grow through the power of word-of-mouth.

Much like a fine wine, it’s best enjoyed slowly and thoughtfully.

Meet the LINEUP

nicholas goering

Nicholas is a misanthropic forensic pathologist and a medical savant.

He survived a gunshot wound to the head inflicted by his father when he was twelve years old.

His private life remains a mystery, yet he is the star employee of Heimstadt Hospital.

Angelica Grunnewald

Angelica is a psychiatrist who works for the Gilberstadt Police Force.

She is a single mother to Simon.

She is obsessed with Dr. Goering and will stop at almost nothing to get what she wants.

Mathias vandergelb

Mathias is a freshly promoted detective, shipped off from Hamburg to the bleak, suffocating streets of Gilberstadt.

Married with an infant daughter waiting at home, he still can’t outrun his appetites — or his weakness for women.

Works together with Angelica in the Dr. Goering's case.

simon grunnewald

Simon is Angelica’s eleven-year-old son — quiet, watchful, and far too perceptive for his age.

A musical prodigy, isolated and relentlessly bullied, he lives more comfortably among notes and silence than among his peers.

He is quietly obsessed with Katja, his conservatory classmate, though he has never dared to speak to her. That fragile world begins to shift the moment he meets Clara.

Clara richter

Clara is a twelve-year-old orphan battling lymphoma, her childhood overshadowed by hospital corridors and whispered prayers.

She lives in a convent-run orphanage and shares a peculiar bond with Dr. Goering, whose tragic past mirrors her own.

Katja brunner

Katja is twelve — a teacher’s favorite with a sharp mind and a colder edge. Beneath her discipline lies a quiet bitterness that rarely softens.

She shares the conservatory classroom with Simon, though to her, he may as well be invisible.

At home, she carries another burden: her younger brother, Caleb, whose cognitive disorders demand patience she doesn’t always have left to give.

DR. FRiedrich lanzprecht

Friedrich, once a pediatrician, now presides as mayor over the infamous yet thriving city of Heimstadt.

He governs through a tapestry of philosophical doctrines, weaving together diverse schools of thought and shaping policy as if the city itself were a living thesis — channeling vast public funds into healthcare and experimental research.

But behind his success stands Nicholas Goering — the mind he reveres, the man he almost worships.