At the end of The Restorer, Amelia Gray had reached an impasse with Detective John Devlin. Despite their obvious attraction, being around him wasn't safe for Amelia. In The Kingdom, Amelia punctuates her decision to stay away from the haunted Devlin by agreeing to restore a graveyard on an isolated island away from Savannah. The job--which is meant to be a distraction as much as a way to get some distance--turns out to be far from what Amelia was expecting. 
 Instead of a straight-forward job, Amelia learns that she's been summoned to Asher Falls for a reason. There's something nefarious going on on the island, and somehow it's tied to Amelia's past. Lots of questions are answered in this installment but, by the end, even more are forthcoming. 
 The Kingdom seems almost like it takes place in an alternate reality from The Restorer. Amelia thinks about Devlin a lot--even as she feels a spark of attraction to Thane Asher. There's a pretty large part of me that wishes that The Kingdom had come before The Restorer. But--it would have needed some pretty significant alterations to work. Still, the departure is pretty disruptive. But maybe that's because I just want to get back to Savannah (and Devlin)?