Gun of Ashes

LorenzoHolmes,whoarrivedinOldDunlingsixyearsago,nowminglesinthiscityofsteelandsteamasaprivatedetective.Herehehasencounteredastrangecase.“So,there'ssomethingwrongwithWol'sbody?”“Ipiercedthroughhiscervicalvertebrae...Hiscarotidarteryruptured,massiveinternalbleedingensued,andhequicklydied,butthebizarrethinghappenedthen.”“Heshouldhavedied...hedefinitelydied,buthisheartwasstillbeating,beatingwildly.Youcouldsayhisbrainwasdead,butthebodywasstillalive,extractingfreshbloodfromthebulletholes.”