Robert is 39, looks like George Clooney, and works in the homicide department. He met his wife during a traffic stop, but she has just left him. Then a woman arrives at the precinct who is quite peculiar, not just because of the collar of her coat that falls over her shoulders like a rhubarb leaf. Marga Burg wants to file a missing person report. She was at the fair with her boyfriend Mathias, who went into the haunted house alone and never came out: "He just vanished, like a fist disappears when you open your hand." Robert, along with his assertive colleague Nico, sets out to search for him. However, he keeps encountering Marga, who becomes increasingly inscrutable the closer he gets to her. Judith Kuckart has written a captivating novel: with a light touch and sophistication, she crafts a love story as a crime thriller that captivates its readers.