The gripping new thriller from the award-winning, bestselling author of STASI CHILD. Karin Müller is in Berlin, delicately balancing her new family with the demands of her career. When a forensic pathologist from the provinces gets in touch about a case, her first worry is whether she'll have time to answer. But when Karin does respond, she realises this is a murder she can't ignore. A young man has been tortured, and there are hints of a broader conspiracy - one that touches even her closest colleagues. This time, Karin isn't working under Stasi supervision. She's working behind their backs. And with the stakes higher still, she knows she's treading on very thin ice...