Private detective Vicki Nelson rushes to Kingston for her mother's funeral, unaware that what awaits her is not a traditional sad ceremony, but another investigation. For Mrs. Nelson's body mysteriously disappeared from the ritual hall, and the circumstances of her death are very suspicious. Who and why wanted Marjorie Nelson - alive or dead - to remain within the walls of Queen's University? What secrets are guarded by the tightly locked doors of his laboratories? Which employee so carefully weaves a web of mysteries, omissions, and shameless lies? An attempt to establish the truth almost cost Vicky her life. Her only chance for salvation is the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII, the vampire Henry Fitzroy...