A series of bloody ritual murders makes even experienced Parisian policemen shudder with horror. A maniac cannibal is at large in the city, devouring the flesh of his victims. Who is he—an autistic psychopath, a sadistic pervert, a worshipper of ancient cults? Versions multiply, but none leads to the solution of the sinister secret. Jeanne Krulewska—an experienced investigating judge and a beautiful woman—has personal reasons to accept the challenge thrown by the murderer. The search for the truth will take her across the ocean, force her to cross Nicaragua and Guatemala, and lead her deep into the Argentine swamps. Here, at the very heart of the Forest of the Dead, the true source of Evil will reveal itself to her…