A novel of ancient horror. When an archaeological team awakens an ancient demon whose task is to destroy its enemies . . . the evil entity begins to take its revenge on Victorian society.

The demon-goddesses’ task was to destroy all invaders. But they have been sleeping for 2,500 years . . . until the archaeologists open the Assyrian tomb. Then one of the team makes the biggest mistake of all—by completing the ritual that brings the deadliest of the immortals, Lamashtu, back to life in 1889.

Now “the daughter of Heaven, whose embrace is death,” has followed the scientists back to London, where she is eliminating members of the team, one by one. Scotland Yard medical examiner and psychic Dr. William Scarlet leads the pursuit to find the monster, now hunting innocent victims in the capital’s dimly-lit streets and alleyways. What he discovers will lead to an even darker secret—and a confrontation in a city of the dead with something that bullets can’t kill.

Another thrilling dark fantasy/paranormal mystery featuring police surgeon and psychic Dr. William Scarlet and his sidekick, séance medium Django Pierce-Jones. Immerse yourself in the world's most original paranormal murder investigations—where the veil between the supernatural and our world is at its thinnest!