Amanda Dark has an unusual gift. She sees and communicates with the spirits of the dead. Not just any spirits, those who are unable to cross over to their final destination.Amanda greatest challenge is to discover why these spirits have been unable to cross over and must solve the mystery so the spirit is freed of their earthly existence.Too often the solution leads to the unexpected and the darkest corners of people's lives to reveal truths some people don't want known.In these stories Amanda also discovers truths about herself that often cause old wounds to be opened. Accompanying her is Phillip Swann a Boston lawyer who goes from skeptic to believer when he meets one of his own ancestors.