Desmond Oakenhart wants to help people - dream he thought to realise by joining the Blackridge Guard until his underhanded family gets involved. Yet, before they can convince him to leave the Guard for good, Desmond lucks his way on to a major investigation thanks to a chance encounter with a mysterious arsonist.
Now under orders to work together to solve a string of murders , Desmond and the fiery vigilante Pasha follow the trail... but in a world where the divine is certain and infernal polts simmer, the trail might well lead to hell itself!