Roman set in the late Middle Ages November 1475: The rich trading town of Landshut is in the midst of preparations for one of the biggest wedding celebrations Christendom has ever seen. Even the emperor has promised to come to the wedding of Georg von Wittelsbach and Jadwiga of Poland. But apparently not everyone is interested in this marriage. In any case, the mysterious murder of the Polish countess, who is found strangled in the construction site of the great cathedral, could be designed to thwart the wedding after all ...The hero of the story is the cloth merchant Peter Bernward. As a detective against his will, he falls under the spell of a long-forgotten tragedy ...A thrilling historical novel about the intrigues of princes, the dark side of power and the courage of one man.
