Alex Black is, as so called best friend Charlie says; Thirty two years old and living on a broken boat with a man that wouldn't have sex with her if she begged him. Once, she was A.R Black, a modestly successful writer of supernatural fiction. That was until the release of her infamous book 'The Dark Servant'. A true account of her and surly psychic Lisa's dealings with a nefarious occultist. Two years on, her life is in ruins. After being vilified by the media, banned from an Essex church and the victim of a psychic attack that nearly ended her life, she is an unemployed alcoholic. After a reluctant meeting with an elderly fan, Alex finds herself embroiled in the mystery of a young woman found murdered over sixty years ago.