New York, January 2009

For no apparent reason, ordinary people are killing total strangers in public places. Although there is no link between the murderers, they all seem to respect exactly the same ritual and pattern.

Lucas Kane becomes another of these murderers when he kills a stranger in the men's room of a restaurant. Haunted by strange visions, he must keep one step ahead of the police to find out what is happening to him.

Inspector Carla Valenti and her teammate agent Tyler Miles are in charge of the investigation. A series of disturbing clues projects them into a world they had never even dreamed of…

Meanwhile, the early onset of winter paralyses Manhattan in an unbearable fury of cold and snow.

Each day the temperature drops, as a coat of brilliant white snow is drawn over the dark streets of New York.

One thing is sure : The final countdown has already begun…