Dr. Mark Benecke - Criminal Cases at the Edge of the Possible

Dr. Mark Benecke is chairman of the German Dracula Society and a member of the committee for the Nobel Prize for curious scientific research. He is also a prolific author, politician, Donaldist, and - above all - the world's most prominent criminal biologist and specialist in forensic entomology (the study of insects).

His field: nearly hopeless murder cases. When all other avenues are exhausted, Mark Benecke gets the call. Every crime scene is a trove of evidence - invisible at first glance, but his helpers, maggots and flies, can provide crucial answers.

For Benecke, the job isn't death itself but what comes after it. When maggots expose a killer, he knows he's done his work right. Even the tiniest creatures on a body can yield the decisive clue. There is no such thing as a perfect murder - insects never sleep.