Gideon Raintree prefers to work alone; nonetheless, he is assigned a new partner, Hope Malory, when a woman is murdered after being mistaken for Gideon's cousin. Quickly, they determine that there is a serial killer on the loose, but one thing that Gideon keeps from Hope is the fact that the killer is after his family, because of their numerous psychic gifts. He sees spirits, both of the dead and those yet to be born. Hope is a die-hard skeptic, but she may well have to change her tune the longer she's around Raintree. For one thing, a certain spirit seems to think that they are her parents.

Strong characters carry this fast paced, edgy story. Though you always know "who dun it", that does not diminish the suspense as you watch Gideon deal with the living and dead as he tries to stop the spread of evil.