Chief Ty Christie of Willicott, Maryland, witnesses a murder at dawn from the deck of her cottage on Lake Massey. When dragging the lake, not only do the divers find the murder victim, they also discover dozens of bones. Even more shocking is the identification of a unique belt buckle found among the bones. Working together with Chief Christie, Savich and Sherlock soon discover a frightening connection between the bones and the escaped psychopath....

Kidnapped by a lecherous white slaver, Juliana DuPres, the lovely daughter of a Hawaiian missionary, finds herself the coveted prize of a San Francisco slave auction until she is rescued from degradation by the handsome doctor, Saint Morris. Vowing to save Jules from her painful past, Saint Morris marries her out of duty. He thinks of himself as her protector and brother, but Jules has other ideas.

Much like the hero of his frightening gothic adventure stories, well-known English author Grayson Sherbrooke has his own share of run-ins with peculiar supernatural beings, both good and evil. From his home on the northern coast of England, Sherbrooke leaps into these otherworldly mysteries to find the truth with the help of his son, Pip; his beautiful neighbor, Miranda, and her daughter, P. C.; and an orphan named Barnaby.