The year is 1703, Matthew Corbett, a professional problem solver is reported missing. The last time his New York friends saw him was before he went on a seemingly trivial assignment from the Herrald agency to Charles Town. Matthew never returned from there. His senior problem-solving partner, Hudson Greathouse, sensing that his friend is in trouble, follows in his footsteps with Berry Grigsby, and the journey takes them to London, a city under the control of Professor Fall and fraught with many dangers... Meanwhile Matthew's misadventures continue: by force of circumstances, he ends up in Newgate Prison - the most terrible dungeon in London. Will he be able to get out of there alive? And if he succeeds, will he not meet death from the sword of a mysterious masked killer who destroys criminals who have freed themselves from the chains of the law?..

The file contains illustrations. Artist Vincent Chong.