"You will move through this world as a wraith...."
In the aftermath of the Cygnaran civil war, warcaster Allister Caine has
become a fugitive, hiding out in a backwater town where little ever
happens.
Until the bodies start piling up, and Caine is accused of murder. And
Caine can't be entirely sure he's innocent.
With only a cryptic riddle whispered in his ear, a mysterious rune
tattooed on his arm, and an unusual little girl by his side, Caine will
need to stay one step ahead of the elite squad of hunters known as the
Black 13th. As they close in, bent on bringing him to justice for crimes
he might not have committed, Caine must unravel why everyone he's ever
known is suddenly marked for death...and keep from becoming his own
final victim.