NOW - Jack Dahlish has lived the last ten years believing that he got revenge for the death of his sister. During that time, he has used the coin that hangs around his neck to keep the peace between humans and the supernatural Nox who live hidden among them. When his friend, the bounty hunter Nyk Walsh, comes with an offer to help on a new job, Jack is confronted with the possibility that what he has always believed may have been a lie. THEN - Twenty-four-year-old Jack comes home from work to find his sister gone. All that she's left behind is a note telling him not to look for her. Presented with evidence that he has been failing in his responsibilities as an older brother, Jack feels compelled to find his sister before something disastrous can happen to her. He's convinced she's fallen in with the wrong crowd, but he's about to find out that he has no idea just how wrong they really are.