The witch is dead! Echoes through the kindergarten forest as the intern Heidi is found dead in Bad Berging, Bavaria. Not only does her strange costume as Little Red Riding Hood with lingerie puzzle the police, but the narrow-minded small-town residents also make it difficult for the Bavarian conservative Commissioner Maus and his open-minded colleague Hannes Petersen. As the investigation unfolds, more crimes occur. A well-known local master baker is kidnapped, and everything points to further murders being planned. The two mismatched commissioners are running out of time and realize that even they are in danger. The debut novel by Munich author Katja Hirschel captivates with Bavarian charm, humor, and crackling tension until the very last sentence.