Once an American busker on the streets of Edinburgh, Douglas was seduced by the fey folk who invisibly share the city, becoming entangled in their own internecine wars. Douglas now sits on the throne of Faery - holding the Queen and the land hostage with his powerful magic and his unflinchingly loyal lieutenant, Martes. Meanwhile, in Western Massachusetts, a strange infant is left on the doorstep of an ex-marine who may have the second sight. And back in Scotland, the granddaughter of a murdered woman sifts through clues trying to prove her brother isn't the killer…