Berlin, 1926. revelations about coup plans and vigilante justice of right wing groups shake the Weimar Republic, the dispute over the expropriation of the lords divides the country. An actress is murdered in a theatre. But was the attack really aimed at her or her colleague? For their still-husband, the death of his wife would be all too convenient. And what about her rival and her rejected suitor?

Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is being rehearsed, and Hendrik Lilienthal and his sister-in-law Diana, who are investigating the case together with Hendrik's brother Gregor, cannot help but feel that the love madness on stage has its parallels in real life. Finally, another attack is perpetrated and the investigators understand: they have to hurry if they don't want to lament another murder.

Gunnar Kunz, who worked at the theater for fourteen years, not only describes the theater milieu with its ups and downs, but also revives the exciting time of the twenties.

Sutton publishing house, Erfurt 2016. 240 pages, 12.99 Euro. ISBN-13: 978-3-95400-601-4