Past and present intermix in this intriguing novel in which a murderer remembers from jail the crimes he committed when he was young. In the past, the Zaragosa police follow the trail of a serial killer who removes the eyes of his victims. At the head of the investigation is German Goitia, a young policeman with a dark past. As he tracks the first serial killer of his career, Goitia uncovers secrets that might prevent him from investigating a killer ever again.