Puppet maker's bones

Loneliness can drive a man to madness. After committing a crime that leaves Pavel Trusnik shunned and isolated, he has only fading memories of his tragically flawed life, and lost love. When a violent sociopath sets his murderous desires upon the elderly shut-in, only an ancient order that knows Pavel's secrets can come to his aid - if only they can get there in time to save them both.....