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Strange singing, the myth of a witch and the gruesome death of a young girl: two very different investigators are faced with a seemingly supernatural puzzle. Karla Seitz brilliantly combines fast-paced dialogue with shocking cases. The idyllic view over the Ravenna Gorge in the Black Forest is deceptive on this fateful morning. As the heavy fog lifts, the body of eight-year-old Mia is found beside the trail - cold, stiff and ruthlessly murdered. The uncanny and mystifying nature of the crime soon. Witnesses claim to have heard mysterious singing.

Marlie's life in Santa Barbara is the epitome of perfection: the ocean sparkles under the California sun, her studies are going brilliantly, and in Tristan, she has found her soulmate. But this idyllic existence begins to crack when a stranger appears at her door one evening, claiming to be Tristan's twin brother, Callan—someone whose existence Tristan never mentioned. Shortly after this revelation, Tristan vanishes without a trace.

Japanese by birth but transplanted to Europe in adulthood, Miki Sakamoto has spent a lifetime tending her garden and reflecting on its mysteries. Why do primulas bloom in snow? Do the trees really ‘talk’ to one another? What are the blackbirds saying today? And is there a mindful way to deal with an aphid infestation? From rising early to walk barefoot on the grass each morning, to afternoons and evenings spent sipping tea in her gazebo or watching fireflies as she recalls her childhood in Japan, Sakamoto shares observations from a life spent in contemplation – and cultivation – of nature.