Friends, partners and professionals... Why is this case souring their relationships? In Victorian London, ruled by a blood-drinking elite, the pragmatic and clever Perry Lowell is a member of the Guild of Nighthawks - mudbloods who hunt murderers and thieves. Perry and her charming, reckless partner Garrett are tasked with finding a missing theater actress. But in a theater full of suspects, including a flirting understudy, and rumors of a Mechanical Monster, the partners are tense. Will they be able to solve this case or is it too late now that the killer has already targeted Perry as his next victim? Warning: This is not a traditional story with a happy ending. The story takes place three years before Forged with Passion and is a prequel to the Perry and Garrett novel. In the struggle of characters, one of the stubborn ones may understand what they mean to each other. The investigation is ongoing even before the meeting of Lynch and Rosa and, accordingly, the transfer of power in the Guild to Garrett.