CONTINUATION OF THE BESTSELLER "CIPHER".BESTSELLER WALL STREET JOURNAL.He is a master of creating illusions.But his death is always real...Nina Guerrera is the one who managed to escape from the mysterious serial killer nicknamed Cipher, and then eliminate him. She is now part of an FBI profiler team...Mother, father and newborn daughter are all dead. An eight-day-old baby was strangled, a man was shot in the heart, a woman lay in the bathtub and shot herself in the temple. It all looks like a double murder and suicide. But that's not true. This is the handwriting of a new serial killer. However, is it new? Nina Guerrera and her colleagues from the Department of Behavioral Analysis quickly find out that he went hunting... 28 years ago. Kills all over the country, and every crime scene is reminiscent of the terrible legend of La Llorona - the ghost of the crying woman. The legend that so frightened Nina in her childhood, when she was a defenseless child. The dramatizations are so good that until now no one has thought of bringing these cases together. And the strangest thing is that murders are committed every leap year, on February 29... The author graduated from the FBI Academy and devoted 22 years of her life to catching criminals, including serial killers. She knows what she's writing about, so her novel is essentially an insider's story that has become popular all over the world. “Horrific crimes, dynamic investigations, brilliant moments of insight, incredible tension.” — Kirkus Rivews “Maldonado has created an unforgettable heroine with a unique ability to get inside the head of a predator. This is what a thriller should be." — Hilary Davidson “A magnificent and complex heroine whose qualities are enhanced by an uncompromising plot. Hot, smart, exciting stuff." — Steve Berry