The hunt was only the beginning. After the bloody showdown in Ferndale, professional goblin hunter Ollie Hauk is battered, broken, and hiding from the law. But while he recovers in a remote mountain cabin, a new shadow falls over Humboldt County. It begins with ghost sightings in the forest and a calculated robbery of rare occult artifacts—signs that a far more insidious threat has emerged... Crones. Unlike the brutal warriors Ollie usually hunts, these goblin witches trade in madness and ancient rituals, and they’ve set their sights on a power that has been dormant for over a century. And a hobbled Ollie is all that stands in their way.
Back in Ferndale, as Kimmie Blanco attempts to clean up the wreckage of her home, she throws herself into this dark, yet fascinating new world she's now a part of, one where goblins are now an everyday part of her life. Hoping to make amends with Ollie, Kimmie sets out to find the witch Mariah, the one person who can clear his name. But her methods for doing so border on reckless, and lead her to keeping secrets from Andy, who's already put his life and his career in danger to help her. Enlisting new allies, Kimmie rushes headlong into danger, determined to find answers, even if it means walking a path she's been repeatedly warned against.