Where does the fever of illusion stop...and the cold truth begin?This unique debut thriller combines forensics, fantasy, and edge-of-your-seat suspense like never before. In a world where sorcery is illegal, someone is murdering young women in ways that defy all reasonand all detection. Only one man knows how to track such an untraceable killer, a man called to deliver justice by an onslaught ofFor Dubric Bryerly, head of security at Castle Faldorrah, saving lives has become a matter of saving his sanity. A silent killer is afoot, savagely mutilating servant girls and leaving behind no clues and no witnessesexcept the gruesome ghosts of the victims. Ghosts that only Dubric can see.Caught in the eye of the grisly storm is Nella, a linen maid working to free herself from a dark pastif she can survive an invisible killers rampage. But with the death toll rising and Nella under the protective wing of a man who may be a prime suspect, Dubric must resort to unconventional methods. With the future of Faldorrah and countless lives at stake, including his own, he cant afford to be wrong. And if hes right, the entire kingdom could be thrust into war.From the Paperback edition.