Autumn 2005. Marion is forced to flee Paris. She’s threatened by mortal danger. Agents of French special services hide the woman on a rocky island, in the ancient abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel. Down in the depths of an old library, Marion finds a timeworn book—a message with no recipient… And then a mysterious ghost slips into her room...
March 1928. Detective Matson investigates terrible and inexplicable crimes: in Cairo in the middle of the night, children vanish from their homes. Their tortured bodies are found at nearby ancient burial grounds. In the city, horrifying rumors spread: the demon has returned to our world. But the detective has a different opinion on that… It’s far worse…