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Continuing the story of Shauna from The Ghost in the Water, Noel Osualdini takes us beyond the walls of Refuge and - for Shauna - back into the realms of nightmares. Oh, and meet the undertaker Ed Underwood. Just as you'd expect him to be? Honest, reverent, dignified, detached. Maybe not....

After his divorce, Pete has nothing left to live for. Having lost his home and money, he finds himself in a hotel where he spends a night with a man he does not know. And when the next day that man is found dead, Pete is the main suspect. During his investigation to find the murderer he finds more about himself and his roots. He meets people that change his life forever.

Stanley is a typical high school student trying to find his way through the hierarchy of study and popularity. Nobody wants to spend time with him, and even his crush turned him down nine times. He spends most of his time alone in the house, cursing his mother and blaming her for driving his father away. He has a preoccupation with all things horror, and his love goes beyond just watching the movies; he wants to be the star of the show.

One afternoon, young Thomas fails to return home for dinner and is soon reported as missing. His disappearance is told from the points of view of all involved, and what unfolds is a tale of ghosts, murder, grief, magic, and necromancy. It is always certain that Thomas will return...but the nature of his reappearance will haunt the minds of all protagonists involved, and each will be changed forever.

Matthew Stanyer fears the worst when he reports his parents missing. His father, Joseph Stanyer, has been struggling to cope with his wife, Evie, whose dementia is rapidly worsening. When their bodies are found close to Blackwater Lake, a local beauty spot, the inquest rules the deaths as a murder-suicide. A conclusion that's supported by the note Joseph leaves for his son.

Thomas Agardawes has a bride that resists him, and a job that he doesn't like. When a Royal approaches him on only his third day as a master at the Clockworker's Guild, his life is turned upside down. Demons lurk in the underground and he has been assigned the task of leading the force against evil. Seraphina has torn her wings from her body to save a lover's soul, but he spurns her. Revenge blossoms, and she plots to make Hell her own and force humans to pay for what they took from her.

Harold was no ordinary imp. His old age and great power gave him a perspective of the world that other imps lacked. Tired of pulling the same old tricks, he longed to become human - to experience the gift of human frailty, ingenuity, and love.