A small English village is shocked by a series of mysterious murders... Again and again, monstrously mutilated female bodies are found in the nearby forest. The work of a maniac?! It’s absolutely obvious. But what is this maniac trying to say? On what basis does he choose his victims? And is it possible that the bloody trail from his crimes stretches back into the past?! The local police ask for help from David Hunter, an experienced forensic anthropologist who settled in the village after the tragic the death of his wife and child. David begins his own investigation - and comes to completely incredible conclusions...