MALAGA &ndash, 2000 Sami Kierce, a young American backpacker, wakes up. He is covered in blood. There&rsquo,s a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of a woman. Anna. Dead. He doesn&rsquo,t know what happened. He begins to scream. NEW YORK CITY &ndash, 2025 Kierce, now a disgraced detective, is teaching night classes when he recognises a familiar face in the crowd. Anna. It&rsquo,s unmistakably her. As soon as she sees Kierce, she runs. For Kierce there is no choice. He knows he must find this woman and solve the impossible mystery that has haunted his every waking moment. His investigation will bring him face-to-face with his past. Soon he discovers that some secrets should stay buried . . .