In WWII-torn Yugoslavia, a beautiful young hero to her people is brutally murdered. Captain Gregor Reinhardt, haunted by his wartime actions, soon finds that his investigation may be more than just a murder—and that the late Yugoslavian heroine may have been more brilliant and treacherous than anyone knew. Reinhardt knows that someone is leaving a trail of dead bodies to cover their tracks. But those tracks lead Reinhardt to a secret within the ranks of the powerful that they will do anything to keep.