Life in Barbeaux Bayou has been fairly normal for Raleigh Cheramie. Family gatherings, weekly visits from her dead Aunt, and waiting for the dead to need her help are all part of her not-so-average life. While volunteering at the local high school, Raleigh's Traiteur-to-the-dead abilities are put to use when students begin summoning her to their watery graves.Raleigh must untwist the sordid stories of teenagers and uncover the secrets of a cold case...