title: The Atlas of German Wines and Traveller's Guide to the Vineyards
author:  Hugh Johnson 
description: Johnson is the author of the excellent World Atlas of Wine (S. &amp; S., 1985). Organized into four geographical areas, his new book on Germany's wines contains both vineyard maps and road maps, which are cross-referenced and reasonably easy to understand. The narrative gives information about historic buildings, hotels and restaurants, wine festivals and places to visit. Names and addresses of vineyard owners and comments on their wines are provided. Numerous color photographs and sketches add to the attractive format. While coverage seems a bit uneven, the book will interest novices and oenophiles. Unfortunately, the binding may not be up to frequent use.Carolyn I. Alexander, USACDEC Technical Information Ctr., Fort Ord, Cal.<br />Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
zlib_text: **Livia Pipes**  
    
    
  
   **Code of Sin**
  
   **Preliminary Remarks**  
  
  Any resemblance to living or dead persons as well as real events is purely
  coincidental and not intended.
  
  1
  
    
  
  Stuttgart, beginning of July
  
    
  
  The way is paved, he thought laughing, starting the engine. And he would be
  the one to determine when and where it ended. Half an hour later, he found
  himself in the place that would stage the prelude. The vineyard.
  
  Nothing. Absolutely nothing was to be seen. No birds, no insects and certainly
  no people. The old vines in this part of the Stuttgart vineyards he was
  driving through had already withered a while ago. There was apparently no one
  to take care of them anymore. Perhaps the owners had died, or some disease had
  ruined the plants. He did not know. In any case, no one would harvest grapes
  here anytime soon. The area was completely void of human activity.
  
  The heat had added to the deterioration. It shimmered above the asphalt and
  gave him the impression of puddles 