The Inspector of Strange and Unexplained Deaths

Everyone has secrets. Even the king. When a gruesomely mutilated body is found on the doorstep of the Versailles Palace in 1759, the Inspector of Strange and Unexplained Deaths is called to the scene. His ensuing investigation is thwarted at every turn by shady figures such as notorious seducer Casanova, a mysterious Italian gentlewoman who knows more than she lets on and a secret order harbouring revolutionary sentiment. As the body count rises, the Inspector is brought even further into a web of deceit that he soon suspects may go all the way to the very top of society.