This supernatural thriller is the second in a series that takes place in a United States whose population includes individuals known as Violets (for their eye color) who are capable of communicating with and channeling the dead. After the death of her lover, FBI agent Dan Atwater , Violet Natalie Lindstrom quit using her abilities to investigate and testify in murder cases. Natalie is attempting to maintain a quiet life for herself and her Violet daughter Callie, despite the persistent efforts of her old employer, the government agency known as the North American Afterlife Communication Corps, to recruit Callie. But Natalie is forced back into her old profession when a Violet's testimony in two critical murder cases appears to be compromised, possibly by the dead serial killer whose spirit drove Natalie's mother insane. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.