The year is 1874, and the young and devout Marie Redglass is the flower of London - until the night her life is taken from her by a handsome, sophisticated, supernatural murderer, and given back in a hellish form. Now she must navigate the concealed and decadent world of vampires.

Telepathy, sadism, impenetrable symbols, and the incessant cannibal feast stand at every turn. But in a world where so much perverse magic is possible, could there also be a way out?