Debt-ridden pacifist Richard Fyre is propositioned to return to his abandoned mercenary ways by flamboyant zealot Priest to eliminate his international competition in exchange for a clean slate. Standing at a crossroads, he must overcome his fears of becoming the monster he once was to the rightful man he needs to be now before his indecision has dire repercussions for his family.
La señorita Willoughby es una educadora y entusiasta aventurera, heredera de una fortuna familiar que, junto con su ex mayordomo de las fuerzas armadas, Robert, y el descarado pero confiable Jack Russell, Bentley, se ven envueltos en el misterio y la aventura que rodea una librería de antigüedades embrujada.
Un ex convicto vengativo realiza una matanza de 24 horas sin decir una palabra. El detective desacreditado que investiga el caso está convencido de que hay más de lo que sugiere la evidencia.
