Deze serie volgt een begaafde jonge protagonist die buitengewone forensische vaardigheden gebruikt om complexe misdaden op te lossen. Vaak in conflict met gevestigde autoriteiten, moet de protagonist persoonlijke demonen en verraderlijke intriges trotseren. Elk geval presenteert een spannende mix van detectivewerk, bovennatuurlijke elementen en coming-of-age-uitdagingen, waarbij genie botst met gevaar. Lezers zullen geboeid raken door de spannende plots en het unieke wereldbeeld dat deze serie biedt.
The Bishop of Oxford is very, very dead. At least the police think it's the Bishop - it's impossible to be sure, since someone has made off with his head. By the terror that he's losing his Gift - the ability to work magic. And by all those stupid rules which get in the way of proving that everybody is wrong about the case .
Forensic sorcerer Frank Sampson reckons it's something to do with the bizarre magic symbols carved into his flesh. He thinks he knows the sorcerer behind it; Or not . . . Life can get confusing when your loyalties are divided, you're on the run, and the Inquisition are on your tail with a stack of dry firewood and a box of matches.