Inspector Giacomo Amaldi is confronted with a series of murders whose victims are mutliated, the only common element being the use of taxidermist thread to stitch up the wounds. Set in a city much like Genoa this is a page turner that fascinates less by its evocation of horror than by the suspenseful plotting and the humanity of the protagonists. A film verison is due to be released in Italy in January 2005.