Leah lies in a coma, a victim of the evil Poisoner. Only Ash can save her. But Ash is a hunted criminal in the high-surveillance metropolis of Deragon Hex. Their three most useful allies are a night porter, a mutilated vagrant and a creepy dominatrix. This tale begins at the blood-drenched site of a mass murder, then rewinds to play the toxic events that brought the killer to this point. One of Leah's four biggest enemies is hellbent...