A quiet town plagued by restless spirits. A centuries-old magician who won't stay dead. A warlock forced to face the darkest legends of his past.

Denmark, Tennessee, isn't exactly known for high drama-but after surviving a brush with Hell itself, Gabriel Radu and his magical family hoped for some well-earned peace. No such luck.

When Sheriff Billy McCain shows up in the middle of a summer solstice party, it's to ask Gabriel about a very peculiar problem: people in comas whose ghosts have been seen wandering the town. The sightings are chilling enough-but when one of these doppelganger apparitions burns down a historic church, it's clear something malevolent is at work.

The clues point to an ancient evil: Dragos Nistor, known in whispered Romanian legend as "The Ghost Maker." A master necromancer who once commanded the spirits of the living, Nistor is a figure from Gabriel's homeland and nightmares both-an immortal monster who uses magic to possess the innocent, force them to do his bidding, and leave ruin in his wake.

As more townspeople fall victim, Gabriel races to uncover Nistor's hiding place, decipher cryptic messages left in antique tarot cards, and convince his reluctant magical kin to confront an enemy who may be older-and more ruthless-than any they've faced before.

Fans of The Dresden Files, The Iron Druid Chronicles, and southern gothic mysteries will love The Ghost Maker, a dark, richly layered paranormal thriller full of family bonds, secret histories, supernatural investigation, and a hero who must risk everything to save the town he loves.