The novel follows a woman, Modesta, who is born on 1 January 1900 and her experiences though her life in the twentieth century. The text is written for the most part in the first person (by Modesta), but sometimes also in the third person, especially in the first part of the novel.
退休特工兼私人侦探罗伯特·麦考尔(丹泽尔·华盛顿 饰)大杀四方为复仇之路写下最后一章。他放弃了为政府担任杀手的生活,并一直在努力调解过去所做的可怕之事,在代表被压迫者伸张正义时,他的内心找到了一种奇怪的慰藉。在意大利南部,罗伯特发现他的新朋友被犯罪头目控制了,随着事件变得致命起来,罗伯特知道自己必须与黑手党交手,以保护朋友安全。
还在念高中的Sarah正值低潮,她逃家却发现自己没有人可以依靠,同时又被反复出现的可怕恶梦所苦。很幸运的,正好有一所大学在进行睡梦研究,Sarah不但可以安全地睡觉,还可以获得报酬,更意外的和负责研究实验的科学家Jeremy(蓝顿莱柏隆饰)成了知心好友。参加实验让Sarah的恶梦更加剧烈,梦中的影子生物似乎更加强大。随着黑暗的脚步越来越接近,Sarah在不知不觉中成了一个可怕新发现的连接管道……。
It follows Becca, a forensics expert who, when investigating a murder, realizes that the body of the victim looks exactly like her.