The best hunter of the Thuracher tribe, Zarni, is burning with jealousy. The beautiful Darwa, daughter of the tribal chief, is in love with Thuro. Although Zarni is the best hunter of his tribe, this does not seem to improve his chances with Darwa. In the end, he tries everything to discredit his rival. But even when he succeeds, Darwa makes it clear to him that she does not love him. This rejection cries out for revenge, which Zarni approaches with much cunning and deceit: eventually, Thuro is even expelled from his tribe. Will Zarni succeed in achieving his goals? Will Thuro, the outcast, be able to save his tribe and his abducted friend? And what role does Minos, the king of Crete, play in the rescue? The Hunters of Lake Thur is one of the prehistoric novels by Franz Heinrich Achermann, which, unlike others in this series, was written in the 1980s.