In 1944 in the outer-Melbourne suburb of Nunawading the brutal deaths of a family herald the return of a long-forgotten cult. A man named Anthony Prescott has declared himself the Messiah and has promised his followers immortality. There are those who believe him - and who are ready to kill in his name.Inspector Titus Lambert of the Melbourne Homicide unit whose detectives are over-stretched requests the discreet assistance of Helen Lord and Joe Sable: once members of his unit now private inquiry agents. The investigation is more perilous than any of them realise and will have tragic consequences.

Part of the The Holiday Murders Series series.