Salzburg in the summer, overrun by hordes of tourists and festival guests. A body is found on the stage of „Jedermann“ in front of the dome. A famous body. Death himself. Hans Dieter Hackner, the celebrated actor playing Death in Hofmannsthals „Jedermann“. The replica of a renaissance dagger stuck in his chest, his shoes missing.

A detective story taking place in ancient Greece in 404 B.C., when Athens has already trespassed the zenith of its civil magnificence and power and an ominous war against Sparta threatens to burst. If that happened, Athens would have to face two enemies: Sparta, and the wealthy Athenians who hate democracy and hope that a war defeating democratic Athens could restore their power.