The were-rat Lydia Iceron grew up believing she was an orphan even as she trained to be an elite assassin. In fact, she is the daughter of Gothwrain, co-leader of the were-rat clan and one of the deadliest, most cunning foes the Diggers family has ever faced. Lydia’s parents recently engineered their own demise, and now Lydia has inherited the Throne of Shadows, which allows its rightful heir to read his/her underlings’ minds and all the power that comes with it. Unfortunately, she doesn’t want it, and she’d prefer to take the money and run with her two friends, Moisha Rich and Romeo Ellis. Also, several former members of the super-criminal organization Crime Syndicate-X DO want it, and are all too ready to cause Lydia and her friends any amount of pain and suffering to get it!