Of Bullies and Men

George, a boy in 8th grade, is an underdog. He comes from a poor family, is constantly running low on cash and what little he has, he invests into books and other less-than-cool hobbies. In light of this, it may come as a surprise that his academic achievements still leave something to be desired. Maybe because he does not really try. There is one thing he is serious about, though. Not only does he come up with the most daring of pranks but he puts them into action. He has spent many a night sneaking onto school grounds, often in the company of his friends. That is where he makes his magic happen. One night, during the execution of one of his trickier pranks, think gradual flooding of the teachers' lounge, however, he witnesses an altercation between a student and a drug dealer. It is the school bully and personal thorn in his side, Philip, who appears to have fallen in with a bad crowd. Determined to get to the bottom of things, George and his friends get involved in a dangerous game and it seems to be centered around the most popular girl at school.

Daniel Tomazic, born 1963 in Freiburg i. Brg., has been very passionate with everything that has to do with the seafaring and its history. And so it was clear that he wanted to become a sailor. At the age of fifteen, he made his first sea voyage on a cargo ship across the Atlantic during the summer holidays, and a year later he began his maritime training at the shipping company Hapag Lloyd. He sailed for two years, then graduated from high school and became an officer in the German Navy. There he went to sea for another eight years. After his service, he studied business administration in Essen. Since 1995 he writes articles for trade magazines in the maritime sector. His first novel was published in 2004, followed by 6 others so far. The novel Of Bullies and Man is the English Version of "Ein krimineller Frühling".