Trier is famous for wine Romans and for being Germany's oldest city. So when a man is found
dead with his body impossibly covered in a fungal rot the local authorities know they are out
of their depth. Fortunately this is Germany where there are procedures for everything. Enter
Investigator Tobias Winter whose aim is to get in deal with the problem and get out with the
minimum of fuss personal danger and paperwork. With the help of frighteningly enthusiastic
local cop Vanessa Sommer he's quick to link the first victim to a group of ordinary middle
aged men - and to realise they may have accidentally reawakened a bloody conflict from a
previous century. But the rot is still spreading literally and with the suspect list extending
to people born before Frederick the Great solving the case may mean unearthing the city's
secret magical history. . . . so long as that history doesn't kill them first. 'The Rivers of
London series is an ever-evolving delight' CRIME REVIEW 'Ben Aaronovitch is a master of
metropolitan magical mayhem' STARBURST 'Aaronovitch deftly balances urban fantasy with the
police procedural' CRIME SCENE 'Once you start you'll find a London that's just dying to be
explored' DEN OF GEEK
