The tide washes a dead body onto the island for life. Everything points to a crime, and quick clarification is especially important during the holiday season. "Tjaden, you’re on it. You’re at home here!" says Criminal Councilor Gerken from the Wittmund police, and soon Chief Inspector Onno Tjaden is on the ferry to support the police station on his old home island. Once the identity of the deceased is finally established, it quickly becomes clear that the victim had many enemies among the holiday guests. Until the showdown, where Tjaden gathers all the suspects to present the solution to the thrilling crime case, the reader encounters several colorful characters - self-proclaimed guardians of order, eccentric artists, leisure captains, a neglectful mother, and a Marlboro man. With this, the author and intimate Langeoog expert Antje Friedrichs proves herself to be a talented storyteller in her third work as well.