Life by the side of a bandit chief: dramatic, romantic, and highly dangerous. Around 1800: Eighteen-year-old Juliana travels through the Hunsrück with her father and sisters as a street singer. One day, she meets the most notorious bandit chief in the area. The "Schinderhannes" woos her, seduces her, loves her. Shortly after, they marry. But what begins as a romantic adventure soon turns into bitter reality: Juliana finds herself caught in a fateful whirlwind of unconditional love and brutality, flight and pursuit. A fascinating novel about one of the most colorful figures in German history. Astrid Fritz brings history to life.