After a raid by one of the Mongol-Tatar tribes on the camp of their enemies, only a little girl with a typical Tatar name Tanya remained alive. The leader of the horde, one of whose villages was raided, picked her up and raised her in the spirit of warriors. After the death of her tutor, who was called another primordially Mongol name Igor, Tanya stood at the head of the horde and led her on a raid on the rich Chinese lands. But the leader of the tribe that once slaughtered the entire family of the current ruler of the Tatars, although he recognized the power of Tanya over himself, he clearly planned evil ...
An Italian policeman investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left behind at each murder scene is a drawing of a salamander. The policeman begins to suspect these murders are linked to a plot to seize control of the government.