Bishop Hemmelrath's sycophantic deputy Mühlich's seminary friend died of a cardiac arrest in his parish, a castle outside Passau. It's only the first of several, each corresponding to an original Grimm brothers rhyme about the seven dwarfs. Mühlich arranges for Braun to be named to that parish and enlists his retainer Armin to train him in martial arts, supposedly as episcopal bodyguard. The victims include banker Zapf and a museum director, both involved in a grim intrigue about the priceless original Grimm manuscripts, which ruthless thieves are after while rivaling academics dispute research prominence. Braun finds the common factors and solves both cases.
—KGF Vissers
