Zach Adams is one of the best detectives in the country. Nicknamed Cowboy, he���s a soft-spoken homicide detective from Houston known for his integrity and courage under fire. He serves on a federal task force that has a single mission: to hunt down Dominic Abend, a European gangster who has taken over the American underworld. 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���something deadly.