For Spider, being a vampire is bad enough, but he's also cursed with the need to help others. Especially when they are young, attractive, and female.

So when Parker Cole goes on a cruise to aid her recovery from demonic possession, Spider goes along to keep an eye on her. It doesn't take long before Parker comes across a small-time thief who has swiped some big-time trouble - a mummified finger that holds mysterious black magic. Worse, the finger's owner is Demande Jemarcus, a crime lord and witch doctor who will do anything in his power to get it back.

And his power includes the ability to turn a shipload of passengers into zombies...