Having become a human terminus--a human who can eliminate ghosts just with a touch--after her encounter with the Jack the Ripper copycat, Rory Deveaux has teamed up with the Shades, London's premiere, top-secret ghost-fighting squad. Back in London after an extended stay with her parents, Rory is troubled to learn of a new string of murders that seem to be ghost related, and are threatening the whole city.
