Ten years. That’s how long dark witch Charlotte Arnette has been banished from her magical home of Ivy Grove. Across the Veil, she makes do in a small apartment with her best friend, Rosemary. She pulls lattes at the Chocolate Bean during the day and at night she studies with her guardian and mentor, the sassy magical cat Luna, in order to return to the path of light magic. And she’s always, always watched. But that’s okay, because with one year left on her sentence and a glowing recommendation from Luna, it looks like she’s finally going to make it back home. Then the murders begin. Worse, the dead in Reeds start walking out of their graves. As resident (former) necromancer, Charlotte is the prime suspect. In order to clear her name, she’s thrown into the investigation with local cop and magical council spy, Seth Landry, who looks ready to lock her up if she so much as sneezes wrong. Can she clear her name with nothing but her wits and fragile light magic? Or will she have to turn back to the dark in order to save her adopted home—and herself?