Headlessness abounds, but this is no Sleepy Hollow. This is modern day Manhattan, and a hitman known as the Headhunter has been taking the heads of his marks for years. But there was always an unsettling degree of finesse and cleanliness to his kills... until now. His latest victims are being killed more brutally than ever. Is the hitman suddenly getting sloppy? Or is something else responsible? Lucia is determined to discover the truth. But when she finds herself in a room with the Headhunter and a ferocious werebear, she realizes the truth might just get her killed...