In 1874 Savannah was a city still recovering from the Civil War. But beneath the bustle of the resurgent cotton trade, dark secrets from the mysterious city's past are reemerging. Women are being brutally murdered in the quiet streets. One man learns the truth and is silenced, murdered by supernatural means. To eradicate the killers, a battle begins, with Catholics, pagans, and voudon practitioners uneasily allied against an ancient evil they are uncertain they can defeat.