Still reeling from the unsettling outcome of his most recent case with the Saint Louis police department's Major Case Squad, Rowan once again finds himself face to face with an unearthly incarnation of evil-- Miranda, the spirit of a 19th century serial killer that simply refuses to remain dead. However, this time the confrontation is by his own choice, because old magick that Rowan believed he held in check is escaping its bonds, and Miranda's legacy of torture and death has begun anew.