Solving the Murders. Saving the World. The war is over. There’s supposed to be peace. So why is a member of the royal family murdered? Why is an ambassador no one trusts somehow connected? Why does Kalanon’s mage have a new body? Brannon’s attempt at peace is over. If he doesn’t solve the murder – and fast – war will return to Kalanon. But that’s not the worst of it. Dark magics are afoot and schemes no one could expect. The darkness is a threat not just to Kalanon but to the whole world. Brannon’s life is about to change...That’s if anyone’s left alive at all.

Children are being hunted in the streets and their parents' hearts frozen into glass. Brannon and his team of "unusual crimes" investigators are still reeling from the aftermath of Risen in Kalanon, but now they must face a new monster on the loose. Tensions between Kalanon and Nilar are on the rise once more as Ylani and the King clash. Meanwhile, Taran's past haunts him and the church may not be the sanctuary it once was. Monsters come in many forms and Taran knows this better than most. Once you've been a Child of Starlight,can you ever truly be free? Failing to solve this new string of murders could cost the missing children their lives, Kalanon its future, and one of their team his sanity.

Stalked by a foe that has eluded them before, Brannon and his team face a threat they fail to understand. People are dying by magic in ways reminiscent of the war. Despite Brannon’s attempts to abandon those memories, history will not be silenced. As Magus Draeson faces an awful choice and Brannon seeks to define his burgeoning relationship with Ambassador Ylani, a change from Nilar could fracture both their lives and the peace they’ve fought so hard to protect.Bodies are piling up and the king himself is threatened. If the team cannot find the source of the magical attacks fast, history will repeat in the most deadly of ways and all of Alapra will pay the price.What readers are ★★★★★ Excellent crime/murder mystery set in a fantasy world of wizards, necromancers, royalty, diplomacy, and past conspiracies of two warring countries now at a fragile peace.★★★★★ A thoroughly enjoyable read and can't wait for the next in the series.★★★★★ I really, really liked this series! I actually picked up this book first and ended up reading the whole thing in one day.