The season of rain is over. The heavens had been generous, and it promised a good harvest to farmers and hunters. The people of the tiny African Republic of Malinda were grateful and looking forward to the safari season. But their mood is shaken when a metal detectorist discovers the decapitated body of a young woman in a muddy donga outside the little town of Tunati. Then, two more headless bodies are found at the Ixibulu bus stop.