There's more than one breed of creature that hunts in the night, pretending to be human during the day -- and a war is brewing between the clans. Chicago Police Detective Tom Chapel finds himself standing between the mysterious Synod of Crows and a horrifying offshoot of the Russian mafia that's come to town. Which side should he choose? Or will that choice be made for him? And just where is Pieter Durant? Remember -- there are things hunting in the night that even the monsters fear...