Allgäu 1376: The body of the mayor is discovered in the soot-blackened ruins of the Weißenfels monastery - but it quickly turns out that he was murdered before the devastating fire. The judge in charge of Füssen falls ill, and shortly before his death he appoints his wife Isabella Falk as heiress on the condition that the murder of his friend be solved. Together with the charismatic court clerk Leonhard, Isabella follows a trail of betrayal and dark machinations - and finds herself in mortal danger. A gripping historical thriller full of intrigue, courage and passion.