For centuries, reapers have taken the souls of the deceased and ushered them on to their rightful place. But the survival of one baby girl changes the natural order of things. Determined to find out the truth, one soul-taker follows her home. What it soon discovers is that there is more to Libitina's power than cheating death-for the longer it stalks and questions her purpose, the more dangerous and secretive she becomes. . . ...