Magic-wielding Churchwitch and secret addict Chess Putnam knows exactly how high a price people are willing to pay for a chemical high. But when someone starts tampering with Downside"s drug supply, Chess realizes that the unlucky customers are paying with their souls. Worse, theyre taking the innocent with them, as the magic-infused speed compels users to kill in the most gruesome ways possible. And, as if the streets werent scary enough, the looming war between the two men in her life explodes, taking even more casualties and putting Chess squarely in the middle Downside could become a literal ghost town if Chess doesnt stop the war and chase the malevolent magic back to its source, but a successful hunt demands that she face her own addiction, and that is likely to kill her.