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"Compelling and immersive . . .every word feels authentic and every chapter draws the reader deeper into the dark and terrifying power of the mind." -New York Journal of Books In 1880s Paris, a doctor encounters a statuette that can drive men mad, along with secret societies, and a bridge between worlds that threatens disastrous consequences. Throughout, he is assisted and opposed by historical figures such as Charlie Dickens, the son living in his late father's shadow, a young Sigmund Freud and the ghost of the Marquis de Sade. "Walter Hunt always keeps you reading and makes you think." -Harry Turtledove, New York Times-bestselling author of Three Miles Down