Ever since being struck by lightening, Harper Connelly has been able to sense the presence of a corpse and experience their last few moments. With her step-brother Tolliver, she has traveled the country using her unique gift to bring peace to the grieving. But when Harper is hired by the police to consult on a young girl's murder in the Ozarks, she and Tolliver find a lot more trouble- and corpses- than they expected.