Julia Durant had her first appearance as a commissioner at the Homicide Division in Frankfurt. She was transferred from Munich to Frankfurt initially to support their conducted investigative work and subsequently became a member of the Homicide Division there.

Durant is a single woman without a steady boyfriend who was cheated by her ex, so she moved from Munich to Frankfurt. She lives in a small apartment, drinks her beer at home from a can, and lives exclusively of tomato soup and salami or cheese sandwiches. She is also a heavy smoker. She drives an Opel Corsa while listening to rock music.

She keeps contact with her father mostly by phone, since he is living as a retired clergyman in or near Munich. Due to the distance, they only see each other rarely. She often calls him when she is stressed over work. Usually Father Durant listens to his daughter and provides her with comforting emotional support.

Julia Durant mostly has to deal with child or wife abuse in her line of work. Corruption, abuse of power and organized crime are also among the issues with which the investigator is confronted. Julia Durant also has faults and weaknesses, like every other person. She also changes over time, trying to limit her consumption of beer and cigarettes.

The characters in the series are also presented in detail as well as the great detective’s work environment.

Julia Durant Series

Young, Blonde, Dead (1996)

The Eighth Victim (1999)

Lethal Dose (2000)

The Hunter (2001)

The Syndicate of the Spider (2002)

Infamous (2003)

The Stockade (2004)

Devilish Promise (2005)

Deadly Laugh (October 2006)

The Death Cross (Julia Durant’s first investigation with Peter Brandt) (2007)

Murderous Days (2009)

In addition to the series about detective Julia Durant, Andreas Franz has 2 more series. One of them plays in Offenbach and, in the book The Death Cross, Offenbach's policeman Peter Brandt investigates for the first time with the Frankfurt Inspector Julia Durant.

The other series is set in the area of ??Kiel. Protagonists of the series are the policeman Soren Henning and his colleague, Lisa Santos.

Many of the books by Andreas Franz are also available as audiobooks. The books about Inspector Durant are read by Julia Fischer and Uta Kromer. Stephen Benson read the novels about investigator duo Soren Hennig and Lisa Santos. The first three books about Peter Brandt were read by Tommi Piper. The Death Cross was read by John Steck.