The tragic death of a teenage girl leads Detective Tom Grant and the City of London, Ontario police force into the world of online and in-person "bullying" faced by youth today, as well as the legal and tragic personal struggles involved with the fentanyl opioid crisis. The story is set in the framework of the legal realities of the Canadian forensics and policing system, highlighting the intricacies of Canadian Law faced by Detective Tom Grant as he and his partner work to solve the young girl's death. The Case of the Deadly Séance is the first in the Detective Tom Grant series.