Life is hard. Death is even harder. It's learning to survive in the middle that's nearly impossible. Edgar Flax is a young man cursed with a powerful gift that allows him to travel between life and death. He is forced to face supernatural challenges as he searches for the truth behind the sudden and bizarre disappearance of his parents. The dearly departed are never far from Edgar, and he soon learns that he is a pawn in a war that has been waging for centuries. Edgar discovers that neither the living nor the dead can be trusted. What's a boy to do?