First published 2015
The Victoria Embankment crumbles and reveals a passage into London's hidden depths. Langdon St. Ives cannot resist investigating this mysterious underground realm. He discovers that a wealthy psychopath will kill to protect the secrets buried beneath the city. St. Ives and his loyal companions face a series of brutal crimes. A witch dies under horrific circumstances. Someone kidnaps a blind girl with psychic abilities. Deep below London, a secret hospital conducts twisted experiments with medical electricity and cultivates human vampiric fungi. Each discovery draws St. Ives closer to his most lethal adversary yet. The investigation forces him to confront both the literal darkness beneath Victorian London and the moral darkness of those who would exploit it for their own murderous purposes.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, mystery, crime, dark-fantasy, 19th-century
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, investigation
Setting: London, Victoria Embankment
Period: Victorian Era
432 pages · Paperback · Titan Books
Content warnings: body-horror, graphic-violence