Der Pass plot
When a horribly staged body is found on a mountain pass in the Alps, close to the German-Austrian border, two detectives are sent to investigate. For German detective Ellie, this is the first real challenge of her career; however, her Austrian counterpart Gedeon seems to have lost all ambition in his work. They soon discover more crime scenes with symbolically posed victims, reminiscent of pagan rituals. It all seems to be part of a bigger, more sinister plan. Ellie is under increasing pressure to understand the deranged killer's motives so she can stop him. The hunt leads them deeper and deeper into the dark valleys and archaic Alpine customs - and the paranoid world of the killer.