Death Warmed Up

Jockson Hawes is a private detective with one very large problem - he is dead. Or rather; he isn't dead.
He has woken up from a deep darkness and found himself sitting behind his desk, with flies buzzing around his face and no memory.
In the chair across from him sits a Haitian priest, insisting that Jockson gets on with the task at hand, and talking of demons and talismans and a witch called Annie.
"Do not forget, Mr Hawes. The talisman is your protection."