Jack has been on hiatus since the events in Harbingers. With his lover Giaβs encouragement he dips a toe back into the fix-it pool. Christy Pickeringβs eighteen-year-old daughter is dating Jerry Bethlehem, a man twice her age. Christy sensed something shady and sinister about him, so she hired a private investigator to look into his past. But the PI isnβt returning her calls. Will Jack find out why?
Jack learns thereβs a very good reason for the unreturned calls: The PI is dead, a victim of a bizarre water-torture murder. As Jack delves into Jerry Bethlehemβs past he learns that the man is not who he says he is. Whoβand whatβhe is will have a devastating effect on Jackβs life and future, adding another piece to the puzzle of who he really is and why heβs been drafted into this cosmic shadow war.