The supernatural world is shifting, and Grace Doyle is right at its heart.

No longer the reclusive artist she once was, Grace has fully stepped into her role as a necromancer with a growing reputation—and a growing list of enemies. Leading her unlikely team—Lewis, a half-demon haunted by his past, and Clair, a being of shadow and sharp truths—Grace works at the uneasy edge between the living and the dead, where politics, monsters, and magic collide.

When the Committee for the Supernatural Community alerts her to a series of disappearances, Grace is drawn into a chilling investigation. Supernatural beings are vanishing without a trace, and mummified corpses are turning up across London. Something ancient is waking, and someone is orchestrating it.

But even as she hunts for answers, Grace is pulled in other directions. One ghost demands she protect a grieving daughter chasing a hopeless trail in search of her missing brother. Another urges her to translate ancient scrolls hinting at powerful lost artifacts—and dangerous truths buried deep in time. The more she uncovers, the clearer it becomes: these cases are connected, and the threads all lead back to something darker than she ever imagined.

Worse still, someone Grace thought long gone is back—and this time, they're not hiding in the shadows. As old ghosts rise, both literal and metaphorical, Grace must confront the pieces of her past she hoped to bury. With her team under pressure and the fragile alliances she's built beginning to strain, trust is in short supply.

Now, with the fate of countless lives—supernatural and human alike—hanging in the balance, Grace must gather her allies and face what's coming. But in a world where nothing stays dead for long, and power always comes at a cost, survival will demand more than magic. It will take courage, sacrifice, and the kind of loyalty that can only be forged in fire.

Ghost Quest is the intense fifth instalment of the Shades of Meaning series, where the past won't stay buried, monsters wear familiar faces, and the dead have more to say than ever. For Grace Doyle, the real challenge isn't just uncovering the truth—it's surviving it.