Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The year is 1665. Black Death ravages London. A killer stalks the streets in a plague doctor's hood and mask...
When a girl is gruesomely murdered, thief taker Charlie Tuesday reluctantly agrees to take on the case. But the horrific remains tell him this is no isolated death. The killer's mad appetites are part of a master plan that could destroy London - and reveal the dark secrets of Charlie's own past.
Now the thief taker must find this murderous mastermind before the plague obliterates the evidence street by street. This terrifying pursuit will take Charlie deep into the black underbelly of old London, where alchemy, witchcraft and blood-spells collide.
In a city drowned in darkness, death could be the most powerful magic of all.
Synopsis
1666. London burns. And a killer tracking a dangerous secret fuels his own deadly blazes...
Charlie Tuesday is the city's best thief taker. And as fire ravages London he's on the hunt for a killer fanning the flames. But time is running out. Each death brings the murderer closer to the ultimate prize--a fabled chest with the power to destroy London.
As flames ravage the city, the thief taker must track the murderer into London's blackest heart, where smugglers trade and sorcerers conjure. What Charlie begins to unravel is more ancient and powerful than he ever dreamed. Could the Thief Taker hold the key to the dark alchemy of a lost Brotherhood? Only the killer can reveal the truth. But Charlie must find him before fire outruns them both.