As a plane explodes in the sky, criminal forensic scientist Lincoln Rhyme and his beautiful companion Amelia Sachs are given a new challenge - to track down the mysterious killer responsible for the incident, who can disguise himself faster than the next victim can appear. The only clue they have is a tattoo depicting death and beauty dancing on a coffin. With only forty-eight hours left, they need to stop two murders. Amelia, who insisted on rushing ahead, almost stepped into a death trap, and even Lincoln Rhyme seemed to have fallen into another bigger trap...
