The undertaker and the Prater murders

Vienna, 1896: during the magic trick "The Halved Virgin", a young actress dies in front of a shocked audience. Inspector Leopold von Herzfeldt launches an investigation – and journalist Julia Wolf, his star-crossed lover, is hot on his heels. Soon, more dead women are found around the Prater – young prostitutes and maids whom nobody really misses. Each of the victims is dressed up differently. Leo needs help, so he turns to his friend, the gravedigger Augustin Rothmayer. He is currently writing a new book, What the Dead Tell Us, and exploring strange experiments. Together, Leo, Julia and Augustin try to stop the killer's cruel theatre.