An historical legend laced with magical realism lurks in modern day breathtaking locales of Monterey, Carmel-by-the Sea, and massive Sur in primary California. Detectives Luther Charles and Glenda McMahan from the Monterey PD are known as with regards to sunrise to witness a such a lot unnerving post-mortem in Monterey Memorial's basement forensics facility. A male sufferer discovered at the damp rocky terrain of Asilomar seashore were tired of all blood and physique fluids.As the research maintains, either detectives discover this is able to be the nightmare they encountered within the Midwest years in the past. eating place proprietor, Tilly Houser from the unique neighborhood of huge Sur turns into concerned with the detectives due to her daughter's savage loss of life by way of an elusive artist/nurse, Amora Babasa Thornton. This unique Spanish/Filipino import transforms into this evil shapeshifting aswang informed approximately in Philippine folklore. At a cocktail party to everyone's horror, in her vile nation, Amora is going after her such a lot final kill, Luther Charles's pregnant spouse, Althea.Detectives, in addition to the Monterey leader of police, and different courageous souls capture and kill the creature prior to she takes the lives of Althea Charles and her child daughter. The exciting motion and mystical visual appeal of a redeemed one offers this secret a continuous trip of twists and turns. Glenda and Vincent Pomerosa positioned their marriage plans on carry to meet Glenda\'s burning ardour to delve deeper into this habitual legend for one cause - her younger son dwelling within the southern sector of the Philippines, Mindanao.