Blutadler (2012)

The murderer always follows the same pattern: According to an ancient punishment ritual of the Vikings, the "blood eagle", he literally executes his victims. So far, two women have fallen victim to the serial killer, a lawyer and a prostitute. Apart from their gruesome end, there doesn't seem to be any connection between the two. Chief Inspector Jan Fabel and his teammates Maria Klee, Henk Herrmann, the police psychologist Dr. Susanne Eckhardt and the new employee Anna Wolff are under great pressure to succeed. In addition to his superior, Fabel is also backed by an LKA officer who is showing unusual interest in the case. At the same time, the murderer engages the chief inspector in a macabre game by sending him emails with encrypted messages. Fabel feverishly pursues every lead. Nevertheless, the wanted person is always one step ahead of his pursuers. Soon the landlord of the murdered prostitute, Hans Klugmann, is targeted by the investigators. He used to be with the police himself, now he's on the payroll of the Turkish mafia. Henk and Anna begin to observe the man's surroundings. They witness a bloody shootout between rival groups of the Turkish and Ukrainian mafia. At first, Fabel does not believe in any connection to his case. Only gradually are the indications that the investigators are not only dealing with the insane follower of a bizarre cult of Odin. Rather, Fabel and his colleagues are on the trail of a large-scale coup by the Ukrainian mafia. Its leader apparently has allies in the police. And he will stop at nothing to get unwelcome witnesses out of the way.