Johnny Lupul is riding high. He's got a PI license, a concealed carry permit, his first big payday and a monster of a secret. After rescuing a bookie's daughter from Russian mobsters, the newbie PI catches the attention of a rich, mysterious client. At first, it's easy money. After all, magic isn't real and those "occult" objects have to be fakes. But while chasing an ancient relic, an obsessed enemy from his past emerges. Johnny learns that the world is much stranger-and more dangerous-than he ever suspected. Malignant forces dwell in Egyptian artifacts, Romani superstition is fact, and being a werewolf may be the most normal thing he has to face on this case.