Derek Meister's Rungholt is a cult classic! Lübeck, 1390: In the capital of the Hanseatic League, the body of a mysterious stranger is pulled from the Trave River. Suddenly, the stubborn patrician Rungholt finds himself embroiled in a dark conspiracy, as his apprentice is accused of having killed the stranger. Rungholt has only a few days to prove the boy's innocence and restore his family's honor. But in the relentless pursuit of the murderer, he risks losing everything: his honor, his life - and his beloved daughter Mirke... Derek Meister's Rungholt is a cult classic! The first case of the most unconventional investigator of the Middle Ages, now presented in a modern edition.