Publisher's Synopsis
It is 1778 and Victoria Frankenstein lives in a man's world, but when the men of science are unable to save the life of her beloved mother Caroline, the feisty headstrong daughter heads off to research the mysteries of life and death at a prestigious London university, where she is inspired by the sinister Professor Waldman to create a hideous female Daemon who wreaks havoc on her life until, in a race against time, Victoria tracks down her nemesis to the shores of Loch Ness in Scotland and a battle of wills ensues that threatens to assure their mutual destruction - but all is not what it seems as the hearts of the two women are finally opened and their destinies are revealed.