Father Abel, cellarer of the Benedictine Abbey of Amorbach, loses his most important companion during the construction of the new convent. The stonemason Jakob Dumont has been treacherously murdered. He was an excellent construction manager and had uncovered an old document that would solve all the financial problems of the monastery. Abel investigates on his own. All clues lead through the red sandstone into the harsh world of construction, fraud, and power. Panoramas of the 18th century in the Main region come to life. With his historical crime novel, Roman Kempf continues the successful and award-winning debut volume "Schöner Wein" featuring Father Abel.