Sheva Callister has retired from her former life of "treasure hunting" and hiring out her sword, but a powerful noble in the city of Ptolus wants her back in the game. Her job — to steal a special brooch with the help of the ghost of her dead partner, Parnell. But a violent clash at the scene of the burglary leaves Sheva wondering if she's been set up... and if something deeper and darker is going on in the city by the spire.