Leipzig publisher Wilhelm Goldmann started in 1935 the series “Goldmanns Roman-Bibliothek”. Agatha Christie was published there from 1935 : Nikotin (1935), Ein Schritt ins Leere (1935). More than its more ancient competitor the Gelbe Reihe (Ullstein), this series shows the increasing importance of translations, alongside German original editions. Going hand in hand with this process of internationalisation, the series shows a progressive focalisation on Crime Fiction, and a tendency towards a replacement of adventure novels with Crime novels.
International Crime Fiction Research Group 