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