London 1826.
Dismissed by Mr Poll Gabriel descends into the violence and corruption of London s underworld a place where everything and everyone is for sale and where - as Gabriel discovers - the taking of a life is easier than it might seem..
But instead he finds himself drawn to his master s nemesis Lucan the most powerful of the city s resurrectionists and ruler of its trade in stolen bodies.
It is his chance to find advancement by making a name for himself.
Leaving behind his father s tragic failures Gabriel Swift arrives to study with Edwin Poll the greatest of the city s anatomists.
London 1826