As horrors spread across Thaxos, Kate discovers that she's too late to help Jennifer. Anna is spirited away by dark forces, and Kate has no idea how to get her back.

Edgar, meanwhile, is increasingly worried about the island's past. Something evil is returning to Thaxos, something that has already begun to reach into Madeleine's mind and body. Soon, Edgar finds himself faced with a terrible dilemma, and he begins to realize that in order to save his sister, he might have to lose her forever.

Dead Souls - originally released as a serial - is an ongoing horror series. Each book ends on a cliffhanger, and readers are highly advised to read the series in order.