After a brutal murder gives them a lead, Zach and his tough guy NYPD partner Martin Goulart feel like they re finally on Abend s trail. But things get complicated and very, very weird. Goulart s on-the-job enemies are accusing him of corruption. And Zach is beginning to suspect that Abend s evil goes beyond crime perhaps to the edge of the supernatural. As his investigation continues in Germany, Zach finds himself lured into the impossible. In a centuries-old forest under a full moon, a beast assaults him, cursing him forever. In the aftermath, Zach is transformed into something horrible...