When you kill a vampire, you will never be safe again.

Three months have passed since 19-year-old Danny was thrust into the clandestine and deadly world of Edinburgh’s vampires, and he has struggled to cope since. Meanwhile, best friend and jaded vampire, Mercy, lives with the constant worry that her kind may come seeking revenge after Danny and Mercy turned the vampire world upside down.

One night, they receive the unexpected opportunity to ensure freedom by travelling to Florence, Italy, and meeting with the elder vampire, Juno. The enigmatic elder offers amnesty on one condition: Mercy must resume her old life as the legendary ‘Executioner’ and hunt those threatening to spark a prophesied war between the vampires.

As Mercy stalks the streets of Florence, she must confront the blood-drenched past she has disowned for so long. Meanwhile, trapped deep in the belly of the beast, a suspicious Danny must investigate the supernatural prophecies guiding Elder Juno.

In this world of intrigue and revenge, they must fight their way to freedom, testing the limits of their mental and physical strength, with their lives and the future of the entire vampire world at stake.

Mercy and Danny return in fighting form in the sequel to M.T. O’Neill’s acclaimed debut urban fantasy novel, The Fleshmarket Vampire.