The literary agent Ulrike Oppermann is found dead during the Leipzig Book Fair. The chief inspectors Ehrlicher and Kain determine that the murdered woman seems to be the famous star author Mimi Blaise, whose true identity was unknown to anyone. After police officer Matthias Erler was initially suspected because he had spent the night with the victim, chief police officer Anna Stein got involved in the case. She wants to prove her colleague's innocence. She takes on the role of the star author whose true identity was to be revealed at the book fair in order to force the killer into believing he had murdered the wrong woman. Chief Inspector Ehrlicher is not at all happy with this arbitrary, dangerous action by the young colleague.
While Anna Stein likes the role of the star author more and more, Chief Inspector Ehrlicher researches the economic environment of the book fair and Chief Inspector Kain investigates the author's personal area in order to track down the perpetrator and prevent another murder attempt. The detectives encounter secret intrigues, dark machinations - and the real Mimi Blaise. The commissioners were just able to prevent a second insidious attack.