Coroner Sévère has it all: a beautiful young wife, money, influence — and secrets to kill for.
A disease slowly claims his mobility while his wife Olivia harbours her own danger: she once belonged to Chief Magistrate Frost, a man with cruel appetites. When Sévère and Olivia investigate Chief Magistrate Frost's crimes, more than the Coroner's career is at risk.
Sévère might find himself at the gallows.
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A Victorian gothic thriller for readers of C.S. Harris, Sarah Penner, and anyone seeking complex characters who refuse to be defined by their circumstances.
