When confronted by this horrific scene the normally cool and dispassionate homicide detective, Inspector Jefe Javier Falcón, is inexplicably afraid.

The investigation into the restaurateur's turbulent life sends Falcón trawling through his own past and the ferociously candid journals of his late father, a world-famous artist.

Painful revelations churn up Falcón's unreliable memory and more killings push him to the edge of terrifying truth.

And he realizes that this is not just the hunt for an all-seeing murderer who knows his victim's secret lives, but also the search for Falcón's own missing heart.

The book was adapted in two parts for the Sky television series Falcón starring Marton Csokas in the title role.