Magic is real in this world, but it is not always available. Tech and magic co-exist in alternating waves. Thanks to this, there are now magic users and beings all over the world, among them, rogue witch Kate Daniels. Though possessing a high degree of talent, Kate failed plays well with others and chose not to join the Order, but when her mentor is murdered, she finds herself involved with them and on a quest to find out who did it. Before long, she discovers something much larger and uglier than a long death. A serial killer of the foulest kind is stalking the city, and now he seems fixated on Kate. With the help of weres and her own gifts, Kate seeks to find and stop the madman before he can turn powerful beings into slaves and those he is not using into a meal.

Hard-driving action kicks in immediately as you begin this book. Ms. Andrews' incredible imagination becomes apparent quickly as her concepts of magic and familiar archetypes takes on new forms. Mystery, magic, and violence are the recipe here that makes for a roller coaster of an exciting read.

Synopsis
Mercenary Kate Daniels cleans up urban problems of a paranormal kind. But her latest prey, a pack of undead warriors, presents her greatest challenge.