The young archaeologist Fabrizio Castellani discovers a mysterious anomaly inside an Etruscan statue. A female voice on the telephone tells him to abandon his investigations. Meanwhile Volterra, where the story takes place, is turned upside down by a trail of blood.
But what is the secret of the ancient Etruscan statue?
What is the explanation for a series of horrible deaths with seemingly ancient origins?
While set in the present, this fast-paced novel is full of twists and closely linked to the distant past.