Lilly Edmonds has her work cut out for her as she finds herself protecting more than the werewolf Paul. &nbsp;On a visit to her old friend, Baxter, she finds that the undead have risen against him and taken him as a slave. &nbsp;Now her friends and she must find out the who and why of Baxter&rsquo;s problems before he grows a pair of fangs.<br /><br />Their search leads them across the city and into the nightlife of the Underground where the living dead have lively parties. &nbsp;The trail grows as hot and cold as the zombie officer they discover, a man of impeccable duty but with the reporter Pippin on his tail.<br /><br />Together they find trouble and a deeper, more terrible secret than they could have imagined. &nbsp;It&rsquo;s a secret that could expose the world to more than just blackmail, but to a vampiric hunger that won&rsquo;t be stopped, sunrise or no sunrise.