13. Deadly Trust

The internationally renowned physicist Raimund Jakobi is shot dead in broad daylight. The brilliant researcher—and head of department at the company Ultra Light Car (ULC)—was on the verge of completing a multi-million-dollar project: the development of a revolutionary new material for the automotive industry—a global first. Upon arriving at ULC, Detective Eisner encounters a tense and volatile atmosphere; the socially inept Jakobi was, to put it mildly, far from popular among his staff. Moreover, the very future of the company hinges on the success of his project.