When his roommate vanishes from Miskatonic University, Elliot Raslo starts his own investigation, one already complicated by a maddening chant that only he can hear. His search collides with linguist Chester's obsession over a stolen Inuit relic called the Ujaraanni, and with Bill Shiwak, whose family the artifact was taken from, pulling all three toward a plot to rebirth an ancient horror.
Summary by Loreful, from public sources