Five years after the Bourbon Street Ripper's reign of terror, Sam Castille awakens with godlike powers and a curse?she cannot die. As the secret Knight Priory battles the supernatural organization GEIST for control of New Orleans, detectives uncover a silver pen that makes written stories kill. From psychiatric torture chambers to oil rig fortresses, five interconnected heroes face possession, ancient spirits, and a final revelation that will shatter the Castille family forever. Some prices are too high?even for immortals.