When a gruesomely staged body is found, propped up on a mountain pass in the Alps close to the German-Austrian border, two detectives are sent to investigate. For German detective Ellie, this is the first real challenge of her career; her Austrian counterpart Gedeon though seems to have lost any ambitions in his job. Very soon, they discover more crime scenes with symbolically posed victims, reminiscent of pagan rituals. It all seems to be part of a bigger, sinister plan. Ellie finds herself under increasing pressure to understand the deranged killer's motives so she can stop him. The hunt leads them ever deeper in the dark valleys and archaic Alpine。宁连城从来没这么后悔过，她离他又远了，在一起的这两年，他耐着性子哄着她，就等着她有一天不要再那么死心眼，心甘情愿地跟着他，当初强要了她，知道她委屈，可是他不信她心里不知道他对她是怎样的，她见过他曾经这……