A dead man in the Partnach Gorge ruins Chief Inspector Schwemmer's dinner. Was the man the victim of an ancient family feud? Was it the Meixner farmer who shot him? Who is the mysterious hotel guest carrying a weapon under his tailored jackets? Who has embezzled money? Who is poisoning dogs? And above all: Who is lying? Magdalena Meixner has her hands full in her small but charming hotel in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. But now she finds herself entangled in a case whose depths she could never have imagined.