An old, mysterious book and a brewer from the 13th century – and suddenly the door into the world of the dark ages is wide open. Niklas von Hahnfurt sets out to become the best beer brewer of his time. From his Franconian home he comes via Weihenstephan Abbey to St. Gallen, the stronghold of the mediaeval art of brewery.

Salzburg in the summer, overrun by hordes of tourists and festival guests. A body is found on the stage of „Jedermann“ in front of the dome. A famous body. Death himself. Hans Dieter Hackner, the celebrated actor playing Death in Hofmannsthals „Jedermann“. The replica of a renaissance dagger stuck in his chest, his shoes missing.

The naked and battered body of journalist Eva Kovac is found in the woods. Sandra Mohr, departmental inspector of the LKA in Graz, is not at all excited that this mysterious murder in the Styrian Krakau is allotted to her. After all she didn’t turn her back on her home for nothing. Sandra has tried hard to leave her roots behind, but her past keeps haunting her.

Ottobre 1414. Migliaia di persone affluiscono al concilio di Costanza: re e papi, cardinali, vescovi, artigiani, giullari e meretrici. Ma una serie inquietante di omicidi offusca il concilio ecclesiastico: un uomo viene trovato impiccato, un altro avvelenato, e una donna precipita dal muro della città. I cittadini, a contatto con le incomprese complicazioni diplomatiche e religiose del concilio che permea la vita della città, credono sia l’opera del diavolo...

A detective story taking place in ancient Greece in 404 B.C., when Athens has already trespassed the zenith of its civil magnificence and power and an ominous war against Sparta threatens to burst. If that happened, Athens would have to face two enemies: Sparta, and the wealthy Athenians who hate democracy and hope that a war defeating democratic Athens could restore their power.