Paris 1851. In the novel factory of Alexandre Dumas, forty employees write popular sequels to The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. However, there is something rotten between the lines in the latest installment, as it is riddled with state secrets. In order to save his reputation, Dumas has to get in touch with his biggest critic, the German teacher Anna Mollová, who denounced him because of too loose texts. And so their adventurous journey through Europe begins. This novel by Dirk Husemann won the 2020 BOOK OF THE YEAR title in Germany.