Mangled fingers have been turning up all over Australia and the inhabitants are scared. Ten murders in ten weeks, all committed with a knife, and still nobody has a clue who the tight-fisted killer is.
Ms Zoe Vader is a stunning and charming actor with a fondness for bird watching. She doesn't know it yet but she is the only one who can stop the wild killer.
When her grandfather, Josh Bond, is kidnapped, Ms Vader finds herself thrown into the centre of the investigation. His only clue is a cursed piano.
She enlists the help of a helpful painter called Warwick Cockle.
Can Cockle help Vader overcome her Vaseline addiction and find the answers before the sinister killer and his deadly knife strike again?