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The entire city of Vienna is up and about, because their sanctuary, the Viennese Forrest, is burning. And the cause is an amateurishly burnt corpse. The population is angry and furious and wants to see the culprit in handcuffs. Which puts a lot of pressure on detective Maria Kouba. Because nobody in the immediate vicinity of blameless building contractor Gottlieb Hartleben had a motive for stabbing and burning him. And the deeply religous man could not even be blamed for having a mistress, because his wife had been mentally disturbed for years. Which fact made him suffer most, as his son, daughter-in-law and friends are assuring. But when the supposed days of contemplation in a secluded monastery prove to be indeed visits at a Czech whore-house, detective Kouba starts digging deeper. The investigation takes a turn when she is introduced to the SM scene by her lover, the best friend of her partner Phillip Roth ... |
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