From the frozen forests of Manitoba to the dry plains of Texas, the bodies keep piling up.Each crime scene is more terrifying than the last.Each one leaves behind evidence that should not exist ? footprints that defy human anatomy, wounds that seem to improve with practice, and a complete absence of DNA.A wave of collective psychosis is spreading through the small towns along the killer's path.People board up their windows.Radios warn against going out after dark.And the word that no one wants to say out loud is already on every tongue:Wendigo.Sheriff Joe Alexander refuses to believe in monsters.But as the federal government seizes control of the investigation and a broken man is forced to confess, one question becomes impossible to ignore:Is the real killer using an ancient legend as the perfect alibi...or is something far older hunting them all?