Sergeant Duncan O'Conner has seen it all before. Beautiful erotic dancer murdered at home no suspect no motive. But there's one clue: she's missing her heart. It's enough to make the hard-bitten Kansas City cop enlist the help of a necro - one of the dead-channeling freaks who live in the domed city of nearby Valhalla. It's a long shot but desperate crimes call for desperate measures. Unlike the other 'high-bloods' in Valhalla Callie Brown considers her abilities a gift not a curse. But when she reads the dancer's final thoughts she senses a powerful presence blocking her vision. This is no ordinary homicide. This is the work of a legendary necromancer who controls souls. A ravenous force that will put Callie's skills to the test O'Conner's career at risk and both their hearts on the line...literally.