Once at St Andrews Dante is both drawn to and disappointed by Coldwell but is especially taken by his assistant Beth, a mysterious young woman with a strange aura to her.

Meanwhile an American anthropology researcher and writer named Hart Miller has begun investigating the missing and dead students, as the case has piqued his interest.

It is eventually uncovered that the group had taken part in an occult ritual, one that had terrified every member, caused Beth to be possibly possessed by an evil spirit, and unleashed an ancient, hungry being that has since pursued the students one by one, a being that Hart refers to as the Brown Man.

[2] The work has received praise from Den of Geek and SciFiNow,[3] the latter stating that while the book's dialogue was stiff, the setting was excellently done and that it was overall well worth reading.

[4] The Western Star also praised the novel, citing that it had strong characters and writing that "At essence it is a story of supernatural revenge, with a very authentic and convincing edge.