Some secrets should stay buried...

Kari Hunter has too many secrets—her family, her magic, her talking sacrificial knives—and now they’re all coming back to haunt her. The events of the last five months have taken their toll, and Kari’s struggling to keep her life and her family from imploding.

So, when her uncle asks for help at an Immortal State crime scene, Kari drops everything to lend her unique magical expertise. But instead of solving the case, she’s shocked to find a strange stone from the Plane of the Dead—and when she activates the stone, it summons an otherworldly door that no one can touch… except for one important person.

Kari needs to solve this mystery, but an old enemy is coming back to bite.

The Scholar is a wanted criminal of the Immortal State. Their identity is unknown—they’re part urban legend, part villain. They have detailed knowledge of Kari’s special magic—including her strengths and all of her weaknesses. The Scholar knows that Kari has the stone, and they want it. Badly. And they’ll employ scorched-earth tactics to get it.

Can Kari defeat a fearsome foe before she’s the one with a blade in her back?