Book excerpt: Necromancy is illegal. Cecile has lived her entire life on the run and in the shadows. She takes refuge in the small mountain town of Silverbrook, where she foolishly thinks she can attend university and be a normal student—that is, until she meets Darren. Darren is dead. Unable to remember how he died, he quickly latches onto Cecile, who wants nothing to do with him. With a growing number of undead plaguing the city, Cecile and Darren are forced together on a journey that will change them both forever. This novel is part of the Detective Docherty Universe.