This thriller became immensely popular in countries such as Spain, Italy, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Portugal, Turkey, Serbia, Bulgaria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Japan, and South Korea, and became a true publishing phenomenon.
The author—who already achieved success with the international bestseller “The Snow Girl” adapted by Netflix—once again draws readers’ attention.
The story brings together the investigation of a Boston FBI profiler, a mysterious forest dweller from Canada, and a terrifying incident in Salt Lake City that happened decades ago.
In Boston, police face a shocking crime: an exposed man with a woman’s head in his hands walks through the streets, and the motives for his actions remain a mystery. Dr. Jenkins, who heads a psychiatric hospital, and FBI agent Stella Hayden try to uncover the culprit, but the events take an unexpected turn.
Meanwhile in Quebec, a mysterious hooded figure armed with an axe disappears into the forest, leaving behind only a scream that pierces the silence.
Memories carry us back to the past, to Salt Lake City. Seventeen years ago, the life of sixteen-year-old Amanda and her family during a summer vacation turns into a nightmare after they find a strange note and a dead cat.