In the wake of a rash of killings dubbed the ?Machete Murders? by the press, the people of New York have been living in fear. Assigned to the high-profile case are Sara Pezzini and her partner, Jake McCarthy, who soon find themselves neck-deep in trouble'not just from NYPD brass, but from voodoo priests, evil spirits, a brother and sister pair of hired killers, and a Goth band called The Mountains of Madness!

Not exactly a normal homicide investigation, but then Sara is no ordinary cop'not when she's secretly the possessor of the Witchblade, a mystical weapon that can help her overcome her enemies . . . if it doesn't turn against her first. . . .