About the book: 2021 / Death hums quietly. This sound is made by flies, which after a few minutes flock to a fresh corpse. For a forensic entomologist, insects are not just the smallest creatures of nature crawling and flying, but the most important participants in various processes associated with life and death. Due to his unusual profession, Markus Schwartz was faced with the dark side of society and the consequences of terrible events. In his book, he shares practical stories and scientific knowledge about insects, explains how the human world intersects with the insect world at a crime scene, and what conclusions a forensic entomologist draws from this. The background for his daily work is often far from the most pleasant pictures, but it is his unique specialization and deep knowledge of entomology that helps move the investigation towards a solution.