{"id":20558,"date":"2024-10-17T01:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T05:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=20558"},"modified":"2024-10-21T15:16:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:16:09","slug":"book-the-scholl-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-the-scholl-case\/","title":{"rendered":"The Scholl Case: The Deadly End of a Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-3084\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_theschollcase.png?fit=250%2C382&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Scholl Case: The Deadly End of a Marriage\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> The Scholl Case: The Deadly End of a Marriage<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/anja-reich-osang\/\">Anja Reich-Osang<\/a><br \/><strong>Translator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/translator\/imogen-taylor\/\">Imogen Taylor<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2014-01-01\">January 1, 2014<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/text-publishing\/\">Text Publishing<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 221<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/non-fiction\/\">Non-Fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/true-crime\/\">True Crime<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/earc\/\">eARC<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/5\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/31944612-the-scholl-case\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>A woman is brutally murdered and buried in the woods. Suspicion falls on her husband\u2014the former mayor of a small town south of Berlin. They had been married almost fifty years and were considered the perfect couple.<\/p>\n<p>Award-winning journalist Anja Reich-Osang covered the trial. She spoke with relatives and friends of the victim and the accused\u2014and with the former mayor himself, who denies his guilt to this day. But there is more to this story than the question of innocence or guilt. The Scholl Case is about a marriage, about a small town, about sex and politics. It is a psychological profile of a man driven to succeed\u2014a man who started with nothing, conquered the world, and then lost all he had gained.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3TUYkd3\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2024-10-17T05:00:05+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"The Scholl Case: The Deadly End of a Marriage\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-the-scholl-case\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"The Scholl Case: The Deadly End of a Marriage\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Anja Reich-Osang\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/anja-reich-osang\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 221,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Text Publishing\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/book_theschollcase.png?fit=250%2C382&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2014-01-01T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/31944612-the-scholl-case\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Non-Fiction\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 5,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p>This wasn\u2019t just a book about a murder\u2014it was a cautionary tale about marriage. The Scholls are a textbook example of why communication and compromise are the lifeblood of relationships. When selfish people love selfishly, the core of the relationship deteriorates. The Scholl\u2019s narrative is pieced together carefully from a plethora of accounts by acquaintances, friends, relatives, former lovers, and even Heinrich Scholl himself.<\/p>\n<p>What I liked most about <strong>The Scholl Case<\/strong> is that opinions on the case are left open for readers to draw their own conclusions. Even though Heinrich Scholl was ultimately arrested for his wife\u2019s murder, there is still a bit of mystery to the case. Heinrich insists that he\u2019s innocent, and much of the evidence used against him was not very solid.<\/p>\n<p>At first it\u2019s pretty easy to feel sorry for Heinrich and even see him as a victim in this case. Brigitte genuinely seemed like the worst kind of woman\u2014domineering, self important, vain, insecure, and completely unloving toward her husband. Brigitte treated her husband like a child, this much was evident from all the interviews from both sides. I almost didn\u2019t feel sorry for the victim in this case.<\/p>\n<p>The further I read into his life, however, the more it became apparent that many of Heinrich\u2019s accomplishments and major life events may have been grossly exaggerated. The closer I got to the end of his story about his life, the more uncomfortable I felt at his insistence on being nothing but a selfless lover, a multi talented trailblazer, a victim to the cruel and overbearing women in his life. Heinrich portrays himself as this masculine, confident, and capable man that can woo beautiful women half his age and excel at every project he sets himself to, yet he is constantly pushed around by women. I got the feeling that his stories were an attempt to make up for the fact that he felt emasculated by his wife and his inability to stand up to her. He is just as arrogant as his wife.<\/p>\n<p>This book was definitely an example of what I love about true crime as a genre. Not every crime has a clear villain (or victim for that matter), an \u201cah ha\u201d moment followed by a hasty resolution. Murder is messy, just as relationships are messy.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He wanted to be left in peace, and she wanted to show everyone that her world was still intact. That was their arrangement \u2013 a ceasefire after forty-six years of marriage.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Death, Murder <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Anja Reich-Osang<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_anjareichosang.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_anjareichosang.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_anjareichosang.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Anja Reich-Osang, a native of Berlin, has written for Die Zeit, Die Welt and Berliner Zeitung. In 2011, she and her husband published the book Where Were You? A September Day in New York, in which they recall their experiences of 9\/11 while living in New York City. She was awarded the German Reporter Prize in 2012 and is currently working as senior editor at Berliner Zeitung. She lives in Berlin with her husband and her two children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anja_reich\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/15756885.Anja_Reich_Osang\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4erQvUp\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review This wasn\u2019t just a book about a murder\u2014it was a cautionary tale about marriage. 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