The Ashes of London

What you need to know before your trail

London is being destroyed by fire. Consuming everything in its path. The once tall and elegant St. Paul’s is even engulfed in flames and it’s such a sad day to see it reduced to ruins. Among the crowds watching its destruction is James Marwood, son of a disgraced printer, and reluctant government informer.

The fire rages for three days and it’s then that the full extent of the damage is clear. As they clear the wreckage  within the cathedral they find a semi-mummified body in the ashes of St. Paul’s, in a tomb that should have been empty. This is no fire victim as the man’s body has been mutilated and his thumbs have been tied behind his back.

Under orders from the government, Marwood is tasked with hunting down the killer across the devastated city. But at a time of dangerous internal dissent and the threat of foreign invasion, Marwood finds his investigation leads him into treacherous waters – and across the path of a determined, beautiful and vengeful young woman.