Hamburg's coolest detective duo is back! Two sensational murders, a dark story from the past, and a spectacular showdown on the frozen Alster. In the early morning light of a January day, a stand-up paddleboarder collides with a corpse in the Alster canal. Juha and Lux, who transferred to the Hamburg State Criminal Police Office's homicide division after the spectacular solution of their first case together, take over the investigation—but the killing continues. On the victim's cell phone, they are forced to watch live as his business partner fights for his life, bound and gagged in a sauna. Any rescue attempt comes too late. The trail leads to a circle of friends—successful young people who have known each other since their student days. Juha suspects they'll find the perpetrator among them, but the remaining suspects remain silent. Determined, the two investigators dig deeper into the case, which soon becomes surprisingly personal for Lux and puts their deep friendship to the test. Piece by piece, a story unfolds that had its fateful beginnings years earlier and has since been relentlessly eating its way into the present. New product