Hope Blackwell, the world's second-worst psychic, is tired of dealing with both the living and the dead. Between wrangling the ghosts of the Founding Fathers, medical school, and dodging the paparazzi, she's got her own problems (and that last attempt on her life left her more shaken than she'll admit ). So she packs up her friends and heads to Las Vegas for some high-octane escapism. Their vacation is cut short when paranormal investigators show up with a story about ghost ships in the nearby Sonoran Desert. A desert is a strange place to search for pirates, but Hope knows all too well that the dead are everywhere. She tags along to make sure nobody will run into trouble if they find a homicidal ghost or two. Hope wasn't expecting the long-dead Spanish nun, or her pack of vengeful chupacabras. And they are just the beginning-this desert is full of ancient secrets, and psychics must beware.