Someone is killing the dead! Inspector Suttle's investigation continues as he pursues the identity of the victim and attempts to determine the method of murder. But he must work circumspectly, because the answers he is seeking are literally matters of life and death, and they will rock the very cornerstones of Deadwardian Society.
Inspector Suttle, closing in on the perpetrator of the impossible crime, must escape the living terror of Zone B's East End if he is to chase down the remaining leads. Can the living ever let the dead go free? And if the investigation extends beyond the cordoned comfort of London, into the bleak Restless Wastes, what other horrors will he face? [(W) Dan Abnett (A/CA) I. N. J. Culbard]
Inspector Suttle leaves London to pursue his murder investigation. But the city's dark and troubled shadows follow him to Cadley, the victim's hometown. In the idyllic surroundings of a great house, mingling with the aristocracy, Suttle discovers that the undead curse of the Restless Plague runs ever deeper... [(W) Dan Abnett (A/CA) I. N. J. Culbard]
Inspector Suttle returns to London and the perils of Zone-B. Can he trace the mysterious artist whose esoteric symbology haunts the murder to the artists and poets of Whitechapel? The streets of the Bright Quarters are dangerous, and this time, the Quenchmen are out for the blood of young intruders asking awkward questions... [(W) Dan Abnett (A/CA) I. N. J. Culbard]