Fully revised translation - Marco's beloved wife, Alice, has been kidnapped together with their dog Gamma. Returning home Marco finds only a message inviting him to follow the kidnappers. But what are they expecting from him, and why they continuously change the proposed meeting point, eluding him? Marco starts an incredible thrilling pursuit, bringing him first in the hills behind Genova, and then to Brazil. After running from the colorful street market of Republic square in Sao Paulo, to the Sugarloaf ropeway in Rio, he understands that all this story is linked to his recent trip to Jerusalem. Finally he returns in a breathtaking ride to Israel and then back to Italy again. Will Marco succeed averting the bloody design of the kidnappers, and above all, in saving Alice?"