It is the year 1972. A savage murderer keeps a western Italian city in terror. Every morning a new slashed woman's body is found. An experienced detective, Claudio Morante, starts to investigate the case, which turns out to be more difficult than expected. Will he be able to stop the killer in time, when the . . . Night Screams for Mercy? This homage to the Italian giallo genre is written by Hannu Kesola and illustrated by Jussi Piironen.