Traces of Silk and Blood

In the cold, magnetic heart of New York City, renowned criminologist Isabella Corvi is drawn into a chilling case: a series of theatrical murders targeting elite figures from the worlds of fashion and art. Each victim is discovered posed like a macabre masterpiece—draped in black velvet, each connected by one enigmatic thread: Lorenzo Moretti, a celebrated yet controversial author known for his dark charm and provocative works.Isabella is a woman of logic, grounded in science and reason. But as the investigation deepens, long-buried shadows from her past begin to surface—and so does something far more dangerous: a consuming attraction to the very man who may be at the center of it all.Lorenzo is magnetic. Seductive. Unpredictable. And as their connection intensifies, so does the body count. Is he the brilliant puppet master behind the killings…or just another pawn in a twisted, high-stakes game?Caught between truth and obsession, duty and desire, Isabella must navigate a psychological labyrinth where every clue deceives, and nothing—not even her own instincts—can be trusted. In the end, she must confront the ultimate question:Who is the hunter—and who is the hunted?