At a club in Missing  Mile, N.C., the children of the night gather, dressed in black, looking  for acceptance. Among them are Ghost, who sees what others do not. Ann,  longing for love, and Jason, whose real name is Nothing, newly awakened  to an ancient, deathless truth about his father, and himself. Others are coming to Missing Mile tonight. Three beautiful, hip  vagabonds - Molochai, Twig, and the seductive Zillah (whose eyes are as  green as limes) are on their own lost journey; slaking their ancient  thirst for blood, looking for supple young flesh. They find it in Nothing and Ann, leading them on a mad, illicit road  trip south to New Orleans. Over miles of dark highway, Ghost pursues,  his powers guiding him on a journey to reach his destiny, to save Ann  from her new companions, to save Nothing from himself..