A body is found in the hills of Styria. At first glance, it appears to be the suicide of a drunkard, but an investigation reveals that a murder has been committed. Soon the number of suspects exceeds the number of mourners. The victim, Johann Hödlgruber, had blocked a golf-course project, argued with farmers about a few square metres of agricultural land, protested against his neighbour's alpaca farm, and cheated his brother out of an inheritance.