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A medieval crime thriller about a Tallinn pharmacist who has to uncover the secret behind a terrible wave of murders that threatens to wreck the entire Christian world.


Melchior Wakenstede is a clever and curious apothecary who, in addition to healing the sick, solves the mysteries that are upsetting his town. In a medieval world where people look for signs from God or the Devil, everything the Melchior does appears truly magical. Some even believe that Melchiors’ detective skills speak with the dead! It turns out his “secret weapon” is more about being able to notice treacherous details, rather than understanding what little information people need before they reveal
all sorts of valuable information ...


Melchior is a medieval crime thriller, which is based on Indrek Hargla's series of best-selling crime novels full of secrets, adventure, and suspense. It has been translated into German, Hungarian, Russian,Finnish and French. Filmed in Tallinn, the modern-day capital of Estonia, which was part of the German cultural map for more than 600 years. As one of the best preserved medieval cities in Northern Europe, it provides an entirely unique environment to the stories of Melchior the Apothecary.