The policewoman and the bouncer: two estranged sisters on different sides of the law. Only together can they save their brother. But is his life in danger or is he a murderer? The gripping crime novel by the successful author combines suspense, the unique port atmosphere of Hamburg and an intense emotional depth whose pull no one can escape. They are sisters. They haven't spoken to each other for years. They could hardly be more opposite. The impulsive Ela, a neighborhood bouncer with occasional contacts in the criminal milieu, and the rule-abiding, thoughtful policewoman Nicole, who is always on the right side of the law. Ela, in her mid-forties, takes care of her brother, who suffers from early Alzheimer's disease. One morning after her shift, he talks confusedly about 'blood, lots of blood', which he saw in the port of Harburg on one of his nocturnal forays. When a corpse is pulled out of the cold, dark Elbe water shortly afterwards, Ela has the bad suspicion that Hendrix has something to do with it. The past has torn the sisters apart. Now they have to work together: for Hendrix, their common brother. But will they prove Hendrix's innocence or his guilt in the end? Is his life in danger or is he a murderer? Biography Nora Luttmer, born in 1973, lives in Hamburg and works as an author and freelance journalist. She studied Southeast Asian Studies with a focus on Vietnam in Passau, Hanoi and Paris. Since the mid-1990s, she has regularly spent long periods of time in Hanoi and speaks Vietnamese, among other languages.