Venice, 16th Century.
Having
undertaken a mission of the upmost discretion, occultist and scholar
Edward Kelley finds the answers he seeks are more perilous than can be
believed, and his ultimate salvation means confronting the darkest deeds of his past.
England, 21st Century.
Running from her past and hiding from her future, Jackdaw Hammond buys a new home in the middle of nowhere. But her fresh start is threatened by a wild magic similar
to her own. The legacy of Edward Kelley remains, and with their fates
inexorably entwined, the battle for Jackdaw’s soul has just begun.
A stunning follow up to The Secrets of Life and Death, Rebecca Alexander has created a gripping supernatural thriller that bridges time, legend and the power of blood.