Behold ye scoffers,
For I will work wonders
in your days,
Which ye will not believe.
For I will work wonders
in your days,
Which ye will not believe.
—Book of Habakkuk
Frank Black aids both the New York Police Department and a Russian investigator to track down the mysterious "Yupanchik", a criminal from the Russian underworld who may be an incarnation of the biblical beast from the sea.
Tropes
- Face Death with Dignity: The man Yupanchik shoots. It's stated most Russians are like this, including crossing themselves to face the inevitable.
- Fingore: Yupanchik cuts off the fingers of the people he killed.
- Kick the Dog: Yupanchik shoots a man before he can finish crossing himself.
- Your Head Asplode: Yupanchik has a gun which is powerful enough to blast off people's faces.
