Charlotte Link's novels regularly top the bestseller list of the weekly Der Spiegel, the main media outlet in Germany and the European Union, and the total number of books sold has exceeded 30 million. On an ordinary July morning, Rebecca Brandt, the owner of a beautiful house on the coast of Provence, decided that It's time to take your own life. Only the unexpected appearance of tourists from Germany, the spouses Marius and Inga, in her house kept the woman from taking the fatal step. However, during a boat trip on a yacht, Marius disappeared. Inga is in despair, but believes that everything is fine with her husband and that he will be found. The German police also hope for the same: Marius is suspected of murdering his adoptive parents, whose cruelty horrified even seasoned law enforcement officers...