Dan Hawk, an ex-detective turned writer, is re-instated onto the force after returning to his home town. A serial killer has 'donned the guise' of Hawks most famous book creation, and has begun to kill people off one by one.
Mario, a keen birdwatcher, but unable to drive, offers to pay a man he just meet to drive him from Valencia to Romania. Neither of them is aware of the other's story, but a new and definitive journey starts for both of them.