When Martin Nanther, Hereditary Peer in the House of Lords, is choosing the subject of his next biography, he becomes intrigued by the life of his ancestor Henry, physician to Queen Victoria's royal family. As Martin's research deepens, he begins to wonder whether Henry's fascination for blood may have made him capable of spilling it for his own gratification. Might Henry's secret crimes be reaching across the century to claim victims today?
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