Jack Carrer is a resurrectionist who is trying to survive in a city where it is so easy to die. When the young people meet at the Royal Anatomical Society, Hazel does not attach much importance to it. But after she is thrown out of a lecture by famed surgeon Dr. Beecham, she realizes that her new acquaintance may be much more useful than she thought.

And the whole point is in the deal that Hazel made with the teacher: if she If she prepares and passes the exam herself, he will allow her to continue her medical career. She is not allowed to attend classes, so the girl will need books, and also bodies for practical study. How fortunate that she now knows someone who professionally digs up corpses.

But Jack has his own reasons for concern: strange people hanging around cemeteries, his friends disappearing straight from the streets, and the Roman fever that has wiped out thousands of lives a few years ago, he returned to the city. And no one seems to care about all this. Except maybe Hazel. Now Hazel and Jack must work together to uncover secrets buried not just in unmarked graves, but in the very heart of Edinburgh society.