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Wrocławska ruletka Wrocław, 1934. During a perverse orgy, the post office clerk Sepp Frömel is abducted and then murdered. A dozen or so days later his lover is killed at the hands of his murderers. Their illegitimate son, the mute, disabled Rolf, is by a strange twist of fate placed in the care of Criminal Counsellor Eberhard Mock, who unexpectedly discovers within himself a wellspring of fatherly feeling.
The investigation into the two murders leads to a group of people bound together by a peculiar emotional tie, rooted in shared experiences and grim ordeals. Mock knows that in order to break up this secret society he must discover who stands at its head. The stakes rise with every passing day.
In squalid brothels, elegant offices and dens of illegal gambling, Mock comes face to face with dark desires and his own weakness. The red and black squares of the roulette wheel tell him that only Rolf may hold the key to the puzzle. Meanwhile the boy disappears, and storm clouds gather over Mock.

Marek Krajewski is the author of bestselling crime novels and the winner of prestigious literary and cultural awards. He is a classical philologist, a lover of Stoic philosophy and a diligent reader of Marcus Aurelius.