Gun of Ashes Novel

In the industrial city of Old Dunling, where steel and steam define the landscape, Lorenzo Holmes has spent six years working as a private detective. His latest case presents him with an impossibility that defies all logic. A man named Wol suffered catastrophic injuries—his cervical vertebrae pierced, his carotid artery torn open, leading to fatal internal bleeding. By every measure, he died. Yet something inexplicable occurred in those final moments. Despite clinical death, with his brain ceased and his body emptied of life, Wol's heart continued its relentless rhythm. The organ beat frantically, pumping what remained of his blood through the very bullet wounds that killed him. A corpse that refused to acknowledge its own death. This impossible phenomenon marks the beginning of a case unlike any Lorenzo has encountered in his years navigating Old Dunling's fog-shrouded streets.