The eighth case for the brilliant investigator duo Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs. A shocking phone call jolts Lincoln Rhyme from his sleep: His cousin is suspected of murder, and the victim's blood has been found in his car; the evidence is clear. Rhyme and Amelia Sachs uncover two more cases that have followed a similar pattern. Are innocent people sitting in prison for these crimes? A duel against a meticulous criminal begins, who obsessively collects everything - from simple trash to the most intimate details of his unsuspecting victims. The deceiver's sharpest weapon is his immense treasure trove of stolen information, which he knows how to use with devilish precision against his victims. And against anyone who tries to stop him...