Following her Uncle Max’s mysterious death, freelance journalist Marley McCormick inherits more than his house and rare bookstore, she also finds herself embroiled in a mystery involving a missing book, a gypsy fortune-teller, time travelers and a ghost.

As she tries to figure out who is behind the increasingly strange circumstances dogging her life, Marley begins to suspect that cult leader The Dark knows more about her Uncle’s demise than he admits.

When Marley uncovers a web of intrigue that extends far beyond her home town of Minneapolis, she realizes that she must face her own fears in order to stop The Dark from turning Minneapolis into zombie-town, one follower at a time.