There are few things worse than being on the Arcane Bureau of Investigation's naughty list.

To keep herself out of hot water, Darby Adler has made a deal with the devil-using her skills as a grave talker to help the ABI solve some very cold cases.

But there is something mighty amiss in this task-especially when quite a few of these cases lead Darby right back to her home town of Haunted Peak and the secrets buried there.