Forensic science student Tess Chandler doesn't know what to expect when she shows up at the Allen County Sheriff's Office in the converted stables behind the courthouse. It appears to be the opposite of the high-tech law enforcement she has studied in college. She has gambled that interning at a small law enforcement agency will enable her to see the entire picture. When Sheriff Roy assigns her a multiple-disappearance cold case, she has no idea that she taking on a large federal agency band the supernatural. It's a mystery with a gothic underpinning.