An explosive political thriller about right-wing extremism, murder, and Putin's long arm in Germany: Irina Starilenko, a former BKA (Federal Criminal Police Office) investigator of Russian descent, is asked by her brother Konstantin to help his friend Oleksandr. Oleksandr, who fled to Germany from Ukraine to escape the Russian war of aggression, is accused of murdering a Polish businessman, but is innocent because at the time of the murder, he and Konstantin were involved in an arson attack on a house belonging to the Identitarian Movement. However, Konstantin cannot testify for Oleksandr because doing so would risk having his probation revoked and facing years in prison. After a brief hesitation, Irina agrees to search for the real perpetrator, and soon discovers that she is dealing with decidedly dark forces... -The first case of ex-BKA investigator Irina Starilenko -A complex crime novel about loyalty and guilt, deception and loss -- and the long shadows of Putin's war in Ukraine.