Once, he was known as the angel Remiel, but generations ago Boston PI Remy Chandler chose to renouce heaven and live on Earth, where he found a secure place among us ordinary humans...
As an Angel, Remy possesses powers and skills he puts to good use in his chosen profession - but only to be used if the situation calls for it. And the sudden reappearance of the Garden of Eden is just such a situation.
He's approached by the seemingly benevolent Sons of Adam to find the Key to the Gates of Eden. But there are those who want the Gates to stay shut. For there is something terrible and dangerous buried in the Garden - and they'll do anything to see that it is not unearthed.
Now, caught between warring factions of immortals, Remy must decide how to proceed: Find the Key, or not? Desperate for help, he turns to a very old acquaintance: a fallen angel who is sometimes a friend, sometimes a foe - and always deadly.