num_pages: 439
description: As I gazed upon her face a small black beetle emerged from the ruins of her right eye. It stood uncertainly upon the crest of her cheekbone as if suddenly reluctant to step out further. Though I looked upon the beetle as if it was something unutterably revolting  still I felt like we two had something in common.Harry didn't know he had a cousin. Then one day he is sent to retrieve her from the church of Saint Brides where she lies dead eyes gouged out and a rope tied tight across her mouth. The Earl of Shrewsbury demands that Harry discover who killed her and bestows upon him the assistance of David Dowling a hulking butcher of uncommon wit and perseverance. Together they follow a murky and increasingly dangerous trail of corruption from slum and dungeon to hall and palace to a final shocking conclusion.Originally published by Beautiful Books - now to be reissued by Allison &amp; Busby.
language: English
title: The Sweet Smell of Decay
publisher: Beautiful Books