Now in paperback: Part 2 of the true crime trilogy by Spiegel bestselling authors Michael Tsokos and Andreas Gössling - based on real cases, authentic investigations, and the years of experience of Germany's most renowned forensic pathologist. BKA forensic scientist Dr. Fred Abel is under pressure working on a major case: a tiny puncture in the knee pit of a corpse reveals to him that one of the most dangerous killers of recent times is still on the loose. But before Abel can stop him, he is sent on a delicate mission to the Eastern European pseudo-state of Transnistria. There, he is to identify two murder victims that have been stored in lime barrels and are almost completely decomposed. Suddenly, Abel finds himself in the crosshairs of a political conspiracy. During a deadly chase through the Transnistrian borderlands, he must use his very special skills.