When Amaya Salazar was twelve, she got lost in the woods. At dawn, she was found thirty kilometers to the north. Amaya’s clothes were burned—like those of a medieval witch pulled out of a fire—but her skin, in contrast, was white, clean, and cold, as if the girl had just stepped out of ice… Years later, Amaya, a young detective from Pamplona, goes through training at the FBI Academy in Virginia. She is no longer a rookie—her skills and track record inspire astonishment. But this isn’t an ordinary course. FBI agent Aloisius Dupree already knows Amaya’s abilities well: her instincts and her ability to understand evil. Now he needs her help hunting an elusive serial killer nicknamed the Composer, whose victims are entire families. And the maniac carries out his horrific deeds only under terrifying natural disaster conditions. His trail leads Dupree and Amaya to New Orleans. The clock is ticking—Katrina is about to break out, the strongest hurricane in the city’s history. Amaya will have to follow a path as dark as the storm that’s coming. But she already knows it well…