When several of the city's most prominent citizens are inexplicably killed by what appear to be zombies, all Detective Terry Lane has to go on is a blue-gray glove, a Haitian pharmacy bill for some very unusal drugs and a death threat from a mysterious stranger. And matters are soon complicated by the appearance of a beautiful nightclub signer who claims to have information that could solve the case, but whose motives are suspect. Against his better judgment, Terru follows her lead - only to find himself sealed in a coffin and en route to the next murder: his own.