"A balancing act between historical research, adventure novel, romance and homage to an island" Hajo Steinert, Deutschlandfunk. Crete 1943: The German archaeologist Johann Martens is commissioned by the Wehrmacht to catalogue the art treasures of the occupied island, which are suitable as loot for Hitler's Germanic Museum. The local Andreas becomes his driver and guide, but the two soon have more in common. The Cretan way of life and even more Andreas' beautiful daughter Eleni cast a spell over Martens more and more. When the Germans plan a raid, he has to decide where he stands - a highly topical, exciting and well-researched novel, set between the 1940s and the decades after, between Cretan summer and Hamburg winter.