Publisher's Synopsis
Expert inquirer. Gentleman sleuth. Tenured professor of Humanities and Occult Sciences at Midlandia University. Professor Peppercorn is a private investigator who isn't afraid to peer behind the veil and yell into the darkness - which has garnered him quite the reputation. Join the professor on six of his most irregular inquests as he travels through the grim underbelly of Midlandia and reports from the frontlines of the war between life and death.