Paris in spring 1980. Thousands of Turkish immigrants begin a strike, fighting for their legalization. As undocumented workers, they toil in the backyards of the city in numerous tailoring workshops under appalling conditions for the glamour of the fashion industry. In one studio, the body of a young Thai prostitute is discovered. Commissioner Daquin launches an investigation. The trail leads into the world of the Turkish drug mafia - and into the heart of Parisian high society. When Dominique Manotti made her literary debut in 1994 with "Hartes Pflaster" (French: "Sombre Sentier"), her book was immediately awarded the Prix Sang d'encre for the best French crime novel. Ten years later, we published the work in German translation to make this "tour de force of modern political literature" accessible to audiences east of the Rhine.