John Smith is young, rich and bored. What to do with his life? Inspired by his favourite book 'The Exploits of Cadaver Wincepole Gentleman Detective', he sets up as an investigator, employing a sexy young assistant, Eliza. Their first case is to investigate the loss of his parents, killed while exploring in the Amazon. So begins an extraordinary adventure, something far greater than routine murders. With help from two unusual allies, they start to uncover an unearthly mystery. Deception, aliens, bears, treachery, monks, trees and a secret sect are all in it somewhere. And so is Locey - is she simply crazy? From David Morgan, author of the cult 2019 series