Emancipated during the American Revolution, Salem Hawley is a free man--until he finds himself indebted to a doctor for treatment for injuries incurred during the New York Doctors\' Riot.
Unable to trust the locals, Hawley is forced.
Plagued by rain and the incursion of strange, otherworldly creatures, the seaside town of Arkham has become a dark and dangerous place.
Recruited to recover the stolen grimoire, Al Azif , Salem embarks on a journey north, to Arkham, Massachusetts.
Emancipated during the American Revolution, Salem Hawley is a free man--until he finds himself indebted to a doctor for treatment for injuries incurred during the New York Doctors\' Riot