The third novel, Requiem for Germany, takes place in post-war 1947. Gunther again becomes a private detective and one day begins to investigate another criminal mystery. The threads of the investigation lead him to neutral Austria, which has turned into an arena of intense confrontation between US intelligence services. England and the Soviet Union. In pursuit of the dark secrets of Nazi intelligence, the recent allies do not disdain the most brutal and dirty methods of work and are ready to deal with the private detective who stands in their way, constantly confusing their cards and threatening to thwart their insidious plans.