Officer Maurice Genner reels at the death of one of his young, formally-conjoined daughters, but his troubles are only getting started.On the night of the burial, a man has snuck into the cemetery, dug up the body, and cut out her tongue. Quickly, Maurice learns there's more to the universe than what he's known as reality. A psychic offers him a link and finds his deceased daughter in turmoil. He must follow the trail into Canada, overcoming natural and supernatural obstacles in order to face down and defeat the creature that would steal a dead child's tongue.If he can't succeed, the second coming of the La'aklar will introduce the modern world to its once glorious power.