Step into the gaslit streets of Victorian London with this gripping historical mystery series. Follow a sharp young reporter as he stumbles upon a series of increasingly bizarre crimes, from suspicious fires to macabre thefts of human remains. What begins as individual investigations soon unravels into a vast conspiracy reaching the highest levels of society. Join the pursuit of truth through a world of intrigue, where danger lurks in every shadow and the press holds the key to uncovering dark secrets.
1882. Following up a story about a fatal house fire, newspaper reporter Alec Lonsdale discovers that the victim's death was no accident. But why would someone murder a humble shop assistant and steal part of his brain? Alec is about to uncover evidence of a shocking conspiracy that reaches the highest echelons of Victorian society.
December 1882. Reporter Alec Lonsdale is shocked to discover a body hacked to death in the basement of a new museum. Suspicion immediately falls on a trio of cannibals, brought over as museum exhibits, who have disappeared without trace. But then he discovers a letter in the victim's home warning of a catastrophic event planned for Christmas Eve...