After being implicated in a deadly scandal, a trader at a leading London bank fights to clear his name, but instead uncovers an intercontinental conspiracy masterminded by powerful forces operating in the shadows.
This series is set in 1889 and tells the story about the five remaining vampire clans in Europe who are training to survive. In their midst is Alisa (14) who has the power to choose between eternal life as a vampire or for all vampires to live as humans.
In the forest are found the corpses of a number of young women. The case is assigned to the young, but diligent and thorough, Detective Lea Smith. It calls on the help of ex-forensic psychologist Thomas David.