On the day Abyowith is promoted to Assistant Stalker, a City Councillor is found is garroted in a locked room. All signs point to a miscreation—a magically created beast—but why would a miscreation break into a man's house, kill him, and lock the door after?

And why, that night, does a voice in the darkness tell Abyowith, "Leave him alone!"

With no motive to be found and more victims coming to light, Abyowith begins a search for answers that takes her from the halls of power to the city's underbelly. And as she closes in on the killer, Abyowith discovers that learning why the Councillor died may be even more dangerous than tracking the creature who killed him.

"Erik Buchanan is back in full force with a story not-to-be missed! A riveting good mystery, palpitating action scenes, and deep kindness at its core makes The Stalker Chronicles a series fantasy fans will devour!" - Marie Bilodeau, Aurora nominated author of the Guild of Shadows series