A body with a dead crow carefully draped on top of it is one of the stranger things detective Kluftinger has seen during his career in the police force. He finds himself hunting down a serial killer who incorporates elements of local legend in his crimes.

Erntedank. Ein Allgäukrimi

Detective Kluftinger is investigating the murder of an employee of the local dairy plant. While this provides a welcome excuse not to go on a sunny Mediterranean holiday with his wife, he finds that many locals, including his own father, are doing their best to obstruct his investigations. Kluftinger himself is uncomfortable investigating local dairy farmers and their affairs, but he keeps going and eventually discovers a huge scandal.