National bestselling author James Swain's brilliant follow-up to "Dark Magic" has magician Peter Warlock burdened with a dark secret. During a sǎnce Peter is confronted by a group of evil spirits called shadow people, beings who have the power to kidnap a person's soul. Peter is taken to another plane, where he confronts a serial killer about to claim his next victim. It's a harrowing encounter that Peter only barely manages to survive.