Curran and Kate have many difficulties every time they try to go out for a date. It seems that troubles are following them everywhere. In their last attempt of a date, a necklace will strangle a young woman (one of the necromancers) and her brother may be the next victim. 
 The little boy will be taken care of by the Pack. Kate will do anything in her powers to remove the necklace from around his throat. She will visit the People (the necromancers) at the Casino, the Neo-Vikings at the Norse Heritage, Immokalee (a Cherokee medicine woman), the Hakon who eats everyone who visits him and Ivar the dverg. Ghaster and his vampires will help. 
 At the same time important things happen that the fans of the series need to be aware of in order to understand the development of the story in the next books. Guild will need to have a new leader since Solomon died and Andrea is meeting Raphael again. 
 The members of the Guild seem happy and the new arrangement may work. Andrea on the other hand is not happy at all. In "Gunmetal Magic" the two were-hyenas need to sort out their relationship and their feelings for each other. 
 Once again I am so impressed with the number and the variety of mythical creatures that can fit in a single adventure. 
 This is a must-read book for the series' fans.