When Tom Statford quit being the Keeper of the Conclave, he thought things would get a little easier. He could have a real life with his new family and no longer need to deal with problems of divine origin. However, a failed assassination attempt sends Tom back into the world he left behind. Wtih friends dropping like flies, and family out of reach, Tom discovers nothing lasts forever. They always come to an end.

Tom Statford woke up a week ago in a mental institution, told he was raving of gods and monsters. Worse, he was told he was one of those monsters, killing a man in cold blood. Now, he must discover who he is, what he is, and how to escape before another patient enacts their own form of justice. Nothing is as it seems and the lunatics run the asylum. Time is running out, and the only place Tom may find the answer is the darkest place of all.

In the seventh book of The Statford Chronicles, Tom Statford has escaped from an asylum run by a mad god. He has returned to a world where the gods have been brought down to earth, their powers no longer limitless. None of that matters for the moment as Tom searches out the one who took away his life and the woman he loved. It is pure and simple vengeance that drives Tom, though he will learn one stone truth. Revenge is a two-way street.

The private detective of the gods is in the middle of a war. When Tom Statford gets called in on a case, things are usually bad already. After the Fall bringing the gods to Earth, it's no rest for the weary. This time, the case involves a gangland slaying on both sides of a possible turf war threatening to explode all over the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads. The bad part: both gangs worship the same god, just under a different name. The worst part: there's a creature out there doing the killings, and it's not picky about who gets in the way. Tom is in the battle of his life as he gets deep in...