National bestselling author Benedict Jacka returns to the world of Alex Verus... I thought Id escaped my past. But my old master is back and making a new play for power. And hes not the only one targeting me... Diviner Alex Verus and the Council that governs the magical community have never gotten along. But with his former teacher back in Britain Alex is in desperate need of allies and hell do whatever it takes to get themeven if it means accepting a job with the Keepers enforcing magical law. Alex forms an uneasy alliance with his new partner Caldera but his attempt at legitimacy quickly turns lethal when a mission puts him in possession of an item that factions both inside and outside of the Council would kill to get their hands on. Once again caught in the middle of a deadly conflict Alex will need all his abilities to figure out who his friends areespecially when enemies are hiding on all sides... show more