When Zoe Edevane takes time away from Oxford to fulfill her mum's dying wish all she knows about family and life changes forever. Her mother's peculiar wish requires Zoe to obtain a grave rubbing in the dead of night. Everything about Zoe's existence is altered when she meets the unearthly owner of the grave and one of his descendents, a mysterious and handsome young man who saves her life. They convince her that she belongs to an ancient and secret society of Archivists, who interview the dead. These Archivists keep the world's secrets and history preserved in hidden collections around the world. Members of their society begin to mysteriously disappear. This discovery launches Zoe into a quest filled with secrets and murder, as she runs from those who are intent on abusing the extraordinary powers of the Host Writers.