Synopsis: "For over two centuries, the town of Braddock has been haunted by a terrifying legend. In Colonial times, the town executioner plied his trade with a huge double-bladed ax. Some say he still walks the night, searching for sinners to punish. The call him The Headsman. Today, parents use the legend to make their children behave. Karen Wilson doesn't believe such stories ... until a high-school girl is beheaded with an ax. Now the town is gripped by terror and suspicion. One by one, others are murdered. And Karen witnesses each horrible death—through the killer's eyes ... " — quoted from the back cover of the 1993 Jove mass market paperback.