As one of Copperton's hardworking investigators, Lawrence Reed has seen it all: vampires, werewolves, warlocks and witches.

When a monstrous creature crawls from the corpse of a mutilated girl, Law is determined to find answers?with or without payment.

Ignoring advice to leave the mystery alone, he sets out to uncover the details of the girl's death.

The deeper he digs, the more questions he unearths.

Can Law bring peace to the dead girl's family? Or will his investigation open the door to far darker discoveries?Only one certainty remains: monsters aren't the only evil stalking the streets of Copperton.