The continuation of the successful series by bestselling author Ellin Carsta - a new difficult trial imposed on the "secret healer." Worms 1409: A man collapses in front of the home of the secret healer, his clothes soaked in blood. It soon becomes clear that his body is covered in stab wounds. Madlen and Franz are just preparing everything for treating the wounds when two guards of King Ruprecht burst into their house. They claim that the dead stranger delivered a secret message. When Franz denies this, he is promptly arrested. Madlen is shocked and can hardly believe what has just happened to her. She works tirelessly to find and free her husband. But first, she must uncover who the stranger was and what the supposed secret message entails.