|summary=A German military detective in wartime Italy investigates the death of a prominent local fascist, in an intriguing and thought provoking mystery.
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Near Verona, northern Italy, autumn 1943: Captain Martin Bora is a German military policeman, known to have conducted previous murder investigations. He is asked to look into the death of one Vittorio Lisi, a prominent local fascist who was run over in his wheelchair on his own estate by a car. The number one suspect is his widow Claretta.