The First Flame

<p>A hundred years after the fire that nearly erased the city the formula that once burned through blood returns.<br>The Council has risen again stronger and colder than before.<br>Deep underground experiments continue-and this time the fire doesn't just consume flesh it remembers.</p><p><strong>Doctor Vain</strong> is drawn back into the world he tried to leave behind where the boundaries between science and faith blur and every discovery demands a sacrifice.</p><p>A chilling continuation of <em>The Anatomist's Code</em>-a gothic medical thriller that explores the cost of resurrection the hunger for immortality and the fire that never dies.</p><p>Perfect for fans of <em>The Alienist</em> <em>Frankenstein</em> and <em>Penny Dreadful.</em></p>