The death of the Bavarian king Ludwig II—Europe’s last knight—has always been shrouded in a veil of mysteries and dark secrets. The main question up to this day remains: did the “fairytale king” commit suicide, or was he murdered by conspirators? His relatives refused an autopsy categorically and never let anyone approach the body.
Over time, Ludwig II’s life and death became legend. Until, one day, a German antiquarian bookseller, Stephen Lucas, came into possession of the diary of a close friend of the Bavarian monarch—a text that was cleverly encrypted. Stephen immediately smelled a secret. But apparently, those who soon came to his shop felt it too…