Varias mujeres mueren decapitadas. Una de las víctimas es el ama de llaves de John Tonneman, un joven médico neoyorquino que en 1775 regresa a su ciudad para ocuparse de la consulta de su padre, recién fallecido. Para John, la mujer asesinada era más una madre que una criada, y dolido por su pérdida se vuelca con implacable determinación en la búsqueda de! criminal. Al revuelo ocasionado por las atrocidades del psicópata, se une la violencia social de un país al borde de una guerra por la independencia. En medio de ese caos, John hallará consuelo en el amor de una hermosa muchacha.

Aparece un cadáver en el principal depósito de agua potable de Nueva York. Corre el año 1808, y John Tonneman, ya sexagenario, empieza a plantearse la jubilación. Sin embargo el hallazgo de dicho cadáver y, posteriormente, de un cráneo enterrado treinta años atrás, junto con la súbita desaparición de su hijo mayor, arrastran a John a una nueva investigación.

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