Escaping Death is one thing. Cheating him is something else entirely. By unwittingly freeing the Reaper, Gareth Cane and Ginger Lorris have unleashed a terror upon both the old world and Earth. If the walking, talking cadaverous corpse has his way, the underworld will consume everything above. And for Gareth and Ginger, that's simply not acceptable—not when they've just fallen in love. Putting a stop to the Reaper's plans requires them to take a plunge into the underworld itself, to find a goddess who's the key to ending this madness. But sometimes the deeper you dig, the more terrors you uncover.