Martin Dumm

**The book that became a CULT NOVEL in its original language. Read in more than 16 countries, finally available in English.**In the 1990s, Rudolph Goering shot his wife, then his twelve-year-old son, Nicholas-before hanging himself in their home, leaving no explanation behind. Against all odds, Nicholas survived. Twenty-five years later, Nicholas Goering is a brilliant but misanthropic forensic pathologist in the infamous German city of Heimstadt.
When his father's body is discovered-perfectly preserved, hanging exactly as it was on the day of his death-Nicholas is forced to confront the most baffling case of his career. As the mystery deepens, it triggers a wave of murders and unearths shady practices that threaten to shatter not only the impeccable reputation of a hospital but that of the entire city itself. An unscrupulous femme fatale psychiatrist, a volatile detective, a gifted but outcast child, and a mayor driven by Schopenhauer's principles will find themselves entangled in a race against time to stop the unraveling madness-before it consumes them all.