Tory Brennan has a lot on her mind. She must battle an enemy in court, but without the support of her best friend, Ben, who isn't talking to her after a huge argument. And the rest of her Virals gang have problems too, with their unique powers becoming gradually wilder and less stable. But when two of her classmates are kidnapped, and a ransom video shows them held in a terrifying dungeon, Tory decides that enough is enough: now is the time for the Virals to forget their arguments and work together. It's clear that they must use all their powers to solve the crime and rescue the victims...

Krásná mladičká Lilith, dcera hostinské, upoutá pozornost Rahiba, generála královny ze Sáby. Tento poněkud násilnický muž se začne o dívku ucházet, zahrnuje ji šperky, zlatem a dalšími dary. Lilith však hrubiánem pohrdá. Její srdce patří zádumčivému honákovi velbloudů, Samimu. Rahib však jejich tajnou lásku odhalí a pohrozí Lilith, že jejího milého zabije, pokud mu nebude po vůli. Mladá žena nevidí jiné východisko, než se podvolit jeho přání a následovat ho do paláce. Nákladný život u dvora královny Bilkis n echává Lilith chladnou. Dívka...

This is the gripping new Temperance Brennan novel from the world-class forensic anthropologist and Number 1 bestselling author Kathy Reichs. Tempe is faced with the horrifying possibility that the killer who got away in Monday Mourning is back...For a decade, Temperance Brennan has been haunted by the one who got away. The killer of young women. The monster. And the one who has now come back. Feeding on fear, grief and rage. Killing again. Killing girls. Getting closer. Coming for Tempe.

Tory Brennan and the Virals pack are forced to confront the existence of a rival pack - The Trinity - who want them off the scene - declaring war by engraving 'One Territory. One Pack' on a local landmark. What's more this pack's powers seem stronger and their eyes glow red rather than golden when they flare.