In a world that has survived nuclear war, the life of a “headhunter”—a mercenary guard and bounty hunter—is hard and dangerous, and death is brutal and often agonizing. Escorting merchant caravans, hunting gangs of robbers and murderers from the Wastelands, and tracking down escaped criminals may be profitable work, but it is deadly risky. And goals? There simply are none. You earn so you have something to eat and money for more cartridges; you eat so you have the strength to earn. A vicious circle. But everything changes when a Goal appears. Exactly so, with a capital letter. Besides, what does a bounty hunter have to lose? His life? But former SOBR major Alexander Tatarinov, nicknamed the Dandy, has been walking under death every day for eight years already. Why not take a risk for something that is truly worth it?