Paul Trimmel is the eponymous hero of a series of detective novels by Friedhelm Werremeier. He was popularized in the television series ''

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'' and portrayed by Walter Richter. Paul Trimmel is often compared to

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Novels

The character appeared in the following novels: * ''Ich verkaufe mich exklusiv'' (1968) * ''Taxi nach

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'' (1970) * ''Der Richter in Weiß'' (1971) * ''Ohne Landeerlaubnis'' (1971) * ''Ein EKG für Trimmel'' (1972) * ''Platzverweis für Trimmel'' (1972) * ''Trimmel macht ein Faß auf'' (1973) * ''Trimmel und der Tulpendieb'' (1974) * ''Treff mit Trimmel'', Erzählband (1974) * ''Hände hoch, Herr Trimmel'' (1976) * ''Trimmel hält ein Plädoyer'' (1976) * ''Trimmel hat Angst vor dem Mond'', Erzählband (1977) * ''Trimmel und Isolde'' (1980) * ''Trimmel und das Finanzamt'' (1982) * ''Trimmel spielt auf Zeit'' * ''Trimmel und der seltsame Zwischenfall'' * ''Trimmel im Netz der Spinne'' * ''Trimmel macht weiter'' * ''Trimmel und der Graf''

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Fictional German police detectives German fiction Male characters in literature Literary characters introduced in 1975 {{fict-char-stub