At the height of the Spanish Inquisition, high-ranking noblemen begin dropping like flies, with alarming frequency and unexplained violence. But can local 16th-century sheriff Ruy de Mendoza discern who's responsible when no one wants to cooperate? After all, before Mendoza can even identify the bodies, the crime scenes are mysteriously cleared - and the villagers pretend the murders never happened.

一架飞越喜马拉雅山脉的客机失事迫降在杳无人迹的皑皑雪山之上，好在大部分乘客得以幸存。 但是，大难不死，未必有后福。 幸存者们很快发现了比严寒和饥饿更为危险的敌人——喜马拉雅雪人！