For years, rumors circulated in the town of Broken Edge, Kansas, and elsewhere about the presence of monsters zombies, werewolves, goblins, other creatures from Hollywood movies. At only five years old, Mick Johnson learned that the talk of monsters in Broken Edge was more than just rumor. A mysterious group of people came to Broken Edge looking for these creatures, claiming they would hunt and kill them for the good of the town. Shortly after they arrived, Broken Edge plunged into chaos. The hunters, the monsters, local law enforcement, and the National Guard battled in the streets, leveling the town in an event known as the Broken Edge Massacre. Young Mick witnessed the destruction firsthand, causing him to lose his innocence forever. After the massacre, the hunters disappeared, leaving questions about their intentions unanswered. Now, eighteen years later, Mick Johnson is a detective with the Broken Edge Police Department. Committed to protecting a town overrun by monsters, Mick is still haunted by images of the massacre and determined to prove that the hunters were the ones responsible. In Soul Hunters, the strange band of hunters unexpectedly returns to Broken Edge. Mick finally has a chance to collect the evidence he needs to connect them to the massacre. But Mick is shocked to find that Broken Edge is embracing the hunters' return. Desperate for anyone who will help them rid their town of monsters, the townspeople ignore Mick's warnings and quickly align themselves with the hunters. When Mick discovers that a new threat to the town worse than the monsters or the hunters is hunting him, seeking the hunters' help becomes his only chance of survival.