The Secret of Gold Germany in the 18th century. Lips Tullian, the son of a robber chief, flees to Berlin and finds accommodation with the court apothecary Zorn. In his service is the alchemist Böttger, who supposedly knows the secret of making gold. Lips becomes his assistant. Until his father appears and becomes a deadly danger. Thrilling and wonderfully lightly told - a novel about an epoch full of sensual lust for life.