About the book: year / The seaside town of Ligeplatz is alarmed by a double murder. The gendarmerie and the country's largest publication are looking for the killer, alarming the guild of Night Owls, who deny their participation in the crime. Fugitive aristocrat Walter Howard is alarmed by the appearance of a mechanical "bird" in his life - a doll indistinguishable from a person. Elster, a mechanical doll, is alarmed by the gendarme Herr Unfelich who is pursuing her, and Herr Unfelich is worried about keeping the secrets of the company that owns Elster. The city of Liegeplatz will not sleep peacefully until it gives up its secrets. The city of Liegeplatz will never sleep peacefully.