He was a guard. He defended his shrine, no matter the cost...Black and Miri find themselves in the midst of a sensational murder case when one of Miri's former clients becomes the next victim. When a headless body is found tied to a pier, detectives from Los Angeles come to San Francisco, convinced that he is a notorious serial killer known only by his press name, "Templar". However, when the Templar continues to rampage through San Francisco, he the victims begin to coalesce into a new pattern - a pattern that seems to revolve around Miri. Complicating matters, Miri and Black form a seer-pair bond that ends up exerting a strange influence on both of them. When Black decides to use her old intelligence connections to find the killer, Miri remains in San Francisco to try to help Nick until the killer forces them both into a final confrontation. The fourth book in a paranormal-mystery romance series starring a brilliant and dangerous psychic. -Detective Quentin Black and his partner, forensic psychologist Miri Fox.