Two murdered students. Encrypted references to Shakespeare. And a promise of new, even darker crimes…
On the outskirts of the university town, the body of a strangled student is found. The killer staged everything so that the girl looked like Ophelia...
from the famous painting based on “Hamlet,” and with this sinister message challenges the police. Detective Ian Carter doesn’t know how to approach the mystery until a chance encounter with Emma Riley, an endearingly clumsy literature professor, leads to an unexpected discovery: she notices and deciphers a clue left by the murderer. Emma is convinced – it is her love for books that can help uncover the criminal's plan. Soon, a second murder occurs: this time, the victim resembles the heroine from “The Lady of Shalott.” But things become truly terrifying when the third victim turns out to be a student from Emma's group. Now the professor realizes: her usual reclusive life is only an illusion of safety. She must find the strength within herself to face her own fears to stop the maniac who turns beloved literary plots into frightening scenes of death. …
Two murdered students. Encrypted references to Shakespeare. And a promise of new, even darker crimes…
On the outskirts of the university town, the body of a strangled student is found. The killer staged everything so that the girl looked like Ophelia from the famous painting based on “Hamlet,” and with this sinister message challenges the police. Detective Ian Carter doesn’t know how to approach the mystery until a chance encounter with Emma Riley, an endearingly clumsy literature professor, leads to an unexpected discovery: she notices and deciphers a clue left by the murderer. Emma is convinced – it is her love for books that can help uncover the criminal's plan. Soon, a second murder occurs: this time, the victim resembles the heroine from “The Lady of Shalott.” But things become truly terrifying when the third victim turns out to be a student from Emma's group. Now the professor realizes: her usual reclusive life is only an illusion of safety. She must find the strength within herself to face her own fears to stop the maniac who turns beloved literary plots into frightening scenes of death. …
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