Anastasia Cortez is minding her own business when the police barge into her office and demand her help. There has been a string of mysterious murders involving magic. No one knows what spell is being cast, only that it involves human sacrifice--and a lot of it. Ana is happy to help, but the detective working with her to solve this case hates necromancers. Will the two ever learn to work together? And if they do, could there be more than just a partnership between them?