1967. The small university town of Holloman is shocked by a brutal series of murders. An unknown criminal left behind TWELVE CORPSES in one day... A maniac? There are many things that point to this. But Captain Delmonico is sure: someone is simply passing off a well-thought-out, motivated crime as the “work” of a serial killer. The selection of victims seems random, but it is precisely this randomness that worries Carmine. Which of the victims did the killer REALLY need? Prostitute or big businessman? Student or professor? Banker or housewife? A quiet pensioner, a modest cleaning lady, one of three schoolchildren, a young beauty? The investigation begins...