Mallory was an author—once. Now he's half the man he used to be. Literally. He's a walking, talking skeleton. And yet, he's still alive. How it happened is, well...complicated.

He now works as an assistant to a young girl who can shape-shift, type on his typewriter from afar, and summon creatures out of thin air. But no one else ever seems to notice. So, is Mallory dead or alive? Is magic real, or is he just hallucinating? Tired of wondering, Mallory hires a private detective to find out once and for all. But what the sleuth turns up is far more disturbing than anything even a talking skeleton could dream up.