A Tragic DisappearanceAfter a harrowing otherworldly confrontation on the shores of Exmouth, Massachusetts, Special Agent A.X.L. Pendergast is missing, presumed dead.

A Shocking ReturnSick with grief, Pendergast's ward, Constance, retreats to her chambers beneath the family mansion at 891 Riverside Drive — only to be taken captive by a shadowy figure from the past.

An International ManhuntProctor, Pendergast's longtime bodyguard, springs to action, chasing Constance's kidnapper through cities, across oceans, and into wastelands unknown.

But in a World of Black and White, Nothing Is as It SeemsAnd by the time Proctor discovers the truth, a terrifying engine has stirred — and it may already be too late…