A brutal murder has been committed, a suspect is in custody, an execution date has already been set, but what if an innocent person is sentenced? When Anita Blake is approached for emergency advice by a U.S. Marshal friend and asked to fly to a small community in Upper Michigan, she realizes that time is running out. barely enough On the spot, she is provided with a lot of evidence that the young wereleopard killed his uncle in the most monstrous and bloody way possible. All the evidence points to him, so the sentence is already at the execution stage. However, something is wrong with this murder, so they bring in Anita and wait for her expert opinion on the crime scene. Despite mounting pressure from the cops and her family's demands to punish their elder's killer, Anita quickly realizes that some of the evidence may be fraudulent. Time is against Anita as the close-knit community prepares to revolt and their fear of supernatural beings grows. In the name of justice, Anita hurries to get to the bottom of the truth and find out whether the marshals really caught the killer or are going to execute an innocent person.