Authentic crime fiction from Northwestern Switzerland. A walker discovers the skeleton of a child in the ruins of Balm Castle. Shortly after this gruesome find, Chief Judge Scheurer, who had recently passed a verdict against Muslim interests, narrowly escapes a bombing attempt. Soon after, his young son goes missing. Almost simultaneously, investigator Dominik Dornach uncovers evidence of an acute terrorist threat to Solothurn. Are the incidents connected? A deadly race against time begins.