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.