When a series of murders in the East London village of Grimditch catch Sam Hain's attention, he calls on Alice to aid in his investigation. With evidence pointing to the supernatural, and occult symbols appearing on the bodies of the victims, Sam and Alice must get to the bottom of things before more lives are lost to the Grimditch Butcher.

In the third instalment of the Sam Hain series, Sam and Alice discover something far darker than they'd expected to find lurking in the east end of London...