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
