"Old ghosts are coming back to haunt Felix. Names and faces he thought he'd left behind in Liverpool resurface in London, bringing Felix far more trouble than he'd anticipated. Childhood memories, family traumas, sins old and new, and a council estate that was meant to be a modern utopia until it turned into something like hell....These are just some of the sticks life uses to beat Felix Castor with, as things go from bad to worse for London's favorite...

"Felix Castor has three items on his to-do list: stop a lawyer from stealing a corpse; track down a long-dea serial killer who might have committed a very recent brutal murder; and win a legal battle for the body--if not the soul--of a possessed friend. He can't shake the feeling that his three problems might be related."--

"They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions, but if you ask Castor he'll tell you there's quite a bit of arrogance and reckless stupidity lining the streets as well. He should know. There are only so many times you can play both sides against the middle and get away with it. Now, the inevitable moment of crisis has arrived and it?s left Castor with blood on his hands. Well, not his hands, you understand; it?s always someone else who pays...