In the remote Australian outback, a sinister killer known as the Strangler terrorizes the small town of Carie. When the local police fail to catch the culprit, Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte steps in to investigate.Disguised as a simple station hand named Joe Fisher, the brilliant half-caste detective begins to unravel the mystery. As Bonaparte delves deeper, he discovers that the key to solving the case may lie in the eerie, wind-swept landscape itself.With each new dust storm, the danger mounts, and the detective must use all his skills to unmask the Strangler before it’s too late.