On July 23, 1908, 22-year-old mayor's daughter Grete Beier dies under the guillotine in Freiberg, Saxony. The last death sentence in the Kingdom of Saxony has been carried out, extinguishing a short, dramatic life. Who was Grete Beier? What led her to poison her wealthy fiancé and cold-bloodedly shoot him in the head? Was it out of disgust for a marriage forced by her parents? Was it out of desperate love for another man in her life? Or was it pure greed? Kathrin Hanke meticulously investigates these questions, allowing us to partake in the life story of this strong-willed woman and her dramatic turning points with narrative ease, drawing us into her tale.