Franziska Gänsler releases new novel Orca

Franziska Gänsler has released a new novel titled ‘Orca’. The story follows Cora, an intelligent scholarship student at an elite high school who struggles to fit in with her wealthy peers by using counterfeit luxury goods.

Cora’s life changes when she reunites with a charismatic former schoolmate, Olympia. The two spend a summer in a vacant villa that has been repurposed as an eco-commune for environmental activists. Driven by a desperate need to belong to this new group and a sense of jealousy toward Olympia, Cora attempts to sabotage a meeting of major investors at a neighboring villa. The plan results in a disaster involving two deaths, leading to Olympia being charged as the perpetrator and leaving Cora to face the consequences of her actions.