The rational light of a modern forensic examiner pierces the superstitious darkness of ancient criminal justice. She uses bones as evidence and traces as testimony, rebuilding the authority of truth in an age when a confession is treated as justice. From household disputes that end in drowning to unsolved cases at court, from lowly coroner to specially appointed investigator for the Ministry of Justice, she wields science as a blade, cutting through layers of fabricated evidence and exposing the rotten heart of a prosperous dynasty. Standing alongside a prince determined to bring about reform, she fights to give the voiceless dead a voice amid the clash between the law and the powerful. This is an extraordinary transmigration journey in pursuit of justice, and a gentle triumph of civilization over ignorance.
