America has collapsed and nothing is like it was. Now, in the sprawling metro area of the M in the Northeast Regional Sovereignty where everything is negotiable, unlicensed private investigator Kim Murayama agrees to help one of the mysterious contraband "witches" of Isle Royale. Returning her to her quarantined island in Lake Superior shouldn't be that difficult a job. But whispered rumors of immortality and far-fetched tales of witchcraft aren't even half of the story. He may have opened a Pandora's Box that can't be closed.