by Alfred Bekker A new case for Commissaire Marquanteur and his colleagues from Marseille on the Mediterranean coast. Who is killing according to a years-old pattern and tattooing the victims? The perpetrator is no longer alive, but his deeds are copied exactly. Investigators Marquanteur and Leroc are looking for a copycat killer. But what is his motive and where did he get this precise knowledge? Alfred Bekker is a well-known author of fantasy novels, crime thrillers and books for young people. In addition to his major book successes, he has written numerous novels for suspense series such as Ren Dhark, Jerry Cotton, Cotton Reloaded, Kommissar X, John Sinclair and Jessica Bannister. He has also published under the names Jack Raymond, Robert Gruber, Neal Chadwick, Henry Rohmer, Conny Walden and Janet Farell.