Ishmael Jones is employed by a mysterious organization to search out secrets, investigate mysteries and shine a light in dark places. If at times Ishmael seems otherworldly, that' s because he is. He' s a " superpowered alien in human skin" (Kirkus) with his own secrets.

In the fifth book, Ishmael and his partner Penny set out for a relaxing countryside holiday at an historic inn with dark past. Shortly after they arrive, fellow guests begin mysteriously vanishing. As fear and suspicion rise, it seems as if the inn' s dark history has awakened to claim a new slew of victims. Ishmael doesn' t believe there' s anything supernatural or ghostly behind the night' s events, and that the key to solving the mystery lies not in the past but the present. With no bodies or clues, things have gotten a bit more interesting for Ishmael...