A new thriller from bestselling Italian author Antonio Manzini follows the dashing deputy police chief, Rocco Schiavone, as he confronts his most riveting case ever.

It's the bitterly cold spring season in Alpine Aosta, and a girl has been kidnapped. Chiara Berguet, daughter of the owners of a local construction firm, was targeted thanks to the sizable debt her parents owe. But like many a best-laid plan, a blown tire causes the crime to go haywire as the kidnappers' van skids off the road and crashes into a pair of larch trees.

Meanwhile Rocco Schiavone wakes to find himself in Anna's apartment. She's the best friend of his girlfriend, Nora, and memories of a steamy evening with Anna return to him. As he sneaks out, he sees the first few snowstorm clouds of the spring season move across the sky, an ominous sign that something is off.

If trouble at home and a kidnapping case weren't enough, Rocco will eventually have to contend with Enzo Baiocchi. Rocco sent Enzo to prison in Rome, and in the process killed Enzo's brother. Having just escaped from prison, Enzo is heading north with a newly purchased revolver and, clearly, revenge on his mind.