On the streets of Bucharest,
a brutally efficient serial killer is at work. His targets: individuals from the Roma community with a criminal record. Each victim is killed with a single blow to the throat and tensions rise at the same rate as the body count. For not everyone disagrees
with this vigilante killer.
With Presidential elections
about to take place, and the police seemingly unable to track down the elusive assassin they've nicknamed Sword, the government struggles to keep control while other political figures try to stoke public resentment for their own ends.
The demons in Romania’s fractured
society begin to resurface, as old distrust and prejudices grow with each new victim from the Roma community. The case is under the media's relentless spotlight. Meanwhile, ruthless figures both inside and outside the government are manoeuvring to take advantage
of the situation. But are they playing with political fire for their own purposes - are they in danger of sparking a vicious racial conflict?
Bogdan Teodorescu paints an
acid portrait of a divided society in this powerful political thriller containing themes that will echo around the world.
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