Unsheathing a knife, he begins his surgical ceremony by first carving a star in the thin flesh of Marcus Snow's forehead. He then proceeds to the removal of the still conscious banker's spine.
Nearby, a tall blond man knew it was time for action. He pulled on the jeans and crisp white dress shirt that covered the black, tattooed script adorning his body from neck to toe. He was a living, breathing ancient scroll.
Amanda Juxton, an ambitious young reporter, is covering the grisly murder. With the help of an idealistic FBI agent she uncovers a plot three hundred years in the making, bent on sadistic domination. Can they stop it before the bloodshed reaches epic proportions?