A grave robber with a heart. A damsel without a soul. Secrets that refuse to stay buried.
In 1833, death stalks the cobbled streets of York, England. And Cassius Watkins couldn’t be happier.
As a resurrectionist, Cash spends his nights disinterring the recently deceased and selling the cadavers to the anatomy school. And if the occasional gold ring or jewelled brooch falls into his hands in the process, then all the better!
Until Cash digs up the wrong grave and finds that the rebellious daughter of the local alderman isn't quite dead. In fact, she's very much alive, and has no recollection of how she came to be entombed.
As interest in the occult grows behind the elegant façade of the northern town, all manner of charlatan and cunning man come to prey on the desperate and gullible. But someone is taking the charade a step too far.
With threats around every corner and no one left to trust, Cash and Edie set off on a dangerous path to uncovering the truth. That is, if they don't peer into the wrong shadow and come face to face with the devil himself.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy