About the book: year / Experienced detectives from Miami Max Mingus and John Liston have repeatedly faced the most brutal crimes. However, the murder that they now have to solve shocked even them .The disfigured corpse of a man with his mouth sewn shut was discovered in the zoo, and in his stomach was found... Tarot card King of Swords.Very soon the first murder is followed by a second one - a similar one.A maniac has appeared in the city? Or is the King of Swords the “calling card” of an unknown killer? Investigating these crimes, Max and John come to an unexpected conclusion: the murders are connected with the ancient ritual of voodoo - a religion that is still practiced by the inhabitants of the Miami slums, immigrants from Cuba and Haiti. And the following victims the detectives themselves may become a bloody ritual…