19th century justice has finally caught up to grave robbers Arthur Blake andWillie Grimes. With the specter of the guillotine looming over him, young Blakeconfides in visiting clergyman Father Duffy, recounting fifteen years of adventurein the resurrection trade. His tale leads from humble beginnings as a young boystealing trinkets from corpses, to a partnership with seasoned ghoul WillieGrimes as they hunt creatures unwilling to accept their place in the ground. Thecolorful and peculiar history of Grimes and Blake is one filled with adventure,horror, and vicious rivalries that threaten to put all involved in the very gravesthey’re trying to pilfer.