Carrie would never have returned home from New York to the mountainous province, much less would she have gone to work at the Biltmore estate, for one of the richest men in America, George Vanderbilt. But the circumstances turned out to be stronger, they had to submit to them. So Kerry finds herself between two worlds: impressive luxury and crushing poverty that lurks in the dark alleys of the city. Moreover, very soon very strange, terrible events begin to happen in the hated town: someone kills a visitor reporter and distributes leaflets with threatening calls. Now Carrie's life, her love, the future of her family depend on her fortitude and... ability to weave intrigue.