When Spencer and Cara fell asleep inside a clock tower the night after a college party, they had no idea that they would be waking up to a world so dark, so desolate, and so dangerous. Initially thought to be the result of a contagious and virulent virus, people everywhere begin transforming into ruthless killing machines immediately after death. With the reapers roaming the streets and violent gangs taking advantage of the new lawless society, Spencer and Cara are forced to do everything necessary to survive... even if it means living with dire consequences.