Lesley Hamilton is starting a new life in Florence when she discovers a dead neighbour. An inexplicable mistake she makes leads to her meeting Paolo Bianchi, an individual unaffected by the usual human emotions. His involvement in crime leaves him living in the shadowy fringes of society where the choices in his life have been made for him. The choices he now makes for himself lead to tragic consequences not just for him but also for all those whose lives he touches. As Paolo’s ordered life unravels, Gianfranco Valdi and his Caribinieri team must unpick the threads that lead to Paolo and his connections with organised crime.