In this fourth book in the Aotearoa series, the magical world of Aotearoa demands justice. Or utu – revenge. With Donna Kyle and Asher Grieve on the run, the forces gather once more to fight for the ultimate power over Aotearoa and New Zealand. Matiu Douglas's father, tama, is a defence lawyer, a job that has cost him the love of his wife. Mat is used to his father's job creating stress, but when tama takes on a high-profile case in magical Aotearoa – the defence of Donna Kyle and her father, Asher Grieve – family tensions run high. then Asher and Donna escape, and Mat and his friends find themselves drawn into a man-hunt, the consequences of which are deadly. In lawless Russell, the 'Hell-hole of the Pacific', strange alliances will be forged, deadly rivalries emerge, and death will stalk the Ghost Worlds.