As a teenager, Diane Thiberge became the victim of violence that left its mark on the rest of her life. She finds happiness and peace by adopting a boy in Thailand, whom she names Lucien. In Paris, they are involved in a car accident. Lucien is near death, but a mysterious German doctor brings him out of his coma. That same night, the doctor is murdered. Diane begins to suspect that the road accident was a carefully planned attempt on Lucien’s life. The investigation leads her to distant Mongolia. There she finally learns the truth—one that will horrify even seasoned thriller readers…