Book 2 in the Bequin Saga.
In the mysterious city of Queen Mab, the forces of light and darkness
are locked in a murderous struggle for truth. The dedicated agents of
the Holy Inquisition battle with their shadowy counterparts, the
infamous Cognitae, to discover the encrypted identity of the enigmatic,
all-powerful King in Yellow. Caught at the heart of this struggle is the
pariah Alizebeth Bequin. Will she stand with the Inquisition or with the
Cognitae that raised her? And if she chooses the Inquisition, will it be
the wise but ruthless Ravenor or his rival, the denounced heretic
Eisenhorn? Bequin must withstand an onslaught of angels, daemons, and
even the monstrous warriors of the Traitor Legions, to unpick the
greatest riddle of her life.
The beloved characters of Eisenhorn and Ravenor return, as implaccable
adversaries in a novel of esoteric mystery, macabre intrigue, and vivid
action, where the revelation of true identity could mean death... or
might shake the Imperium to its very foundations.