When insurance investigator David Braun probes a particularly violent break-in, the crime scene raises more questions than it answers. Turning to Susan Milton of the London School of Antiquities for help, he exposes a horrifying secret that's centuries old.

If you've read 'Adept', then you know just how strange the world really is & what happened when Susan Milton & David Braun got mixed up in the theft of the Marker. Well, one year on & the Marker is still missing. Susan, David & the Professor have a plan to get it back, but before they can get it back they recruit Jo Hallett.

Being a thief makes it difficult to meet the right girl. And when you do, something always gets in the way. Like finding yourself trapped underground, caught in a shoot-out, with the police after you and only a supernatural killer to protect you. And if you somehow survive all that, you've still got to persuade her to part with her phone number.