Darkness, proclivity, excess, and outlandish curiosities prevail in 1890's London. Around the city, a war rages between the living and the dead. The Black Cross, tasked to keep the peace, are quickly losing ground. A sixteen-year-old, born as Willow Winchester, lives life as a boy called "Will" in his father's house of distinguished ladies, all but invisible to the distinguished Londoners who frequent. It's an easy ruse since his mother's death left his father's attention to fall upon business matters. Hiding one's identity however, isn't nearly as important as hiding the voices of the...