Duncan Gray is an artist who in the opinion of one of his lovers, paints the world not the way it is, but as he thinks he should be. Duncan is also a professional assassin. Whenever he receives a call from his old college psychology professor he packs a bag and travels to the location where someone needs to die. For Duncan, both his careers serve the same purpose: to make the world as it should be.
Nikira Horikoshi also waits for calls from the Professor. She also kills for money. But for Nikira, the purpose for killing isn't to change the world, but for the thrill of watching someone die and knowing she is the cause.
Duncan and Nikira were once lovers. They trained together and learned to kill together. Now their business and their lives take them on separate paths. But like family, they will always be connected by blood. They are still the Devil's children.
In this thrilling and haunting first novel in The Hitman Chronicles saga Christopher Bynum introduces you to Duncan and Nikira, brought together by tragedy, molded together to become two of the world's deadliest assassins.