Wynter is here: the brilliant Elizabethan mystic has achieved the impossible and returned to present-day Rotherweird - and now his ultimate goal is within reach . . .

A small band of heroes must thwart a genius plan five centuries in the making as Gervon Wynter's dominance spreads. Third in the series. Reminiscent of Mervyn Peake.

Beautifully handled sequel that cooks up a banquet of dark delights. Once again, we are captivated by the compelling alchemy of plot, place and people: the quirks, the mysteries, the saintliness and the sheer bloody evil