For two centuries Jacob Marlow has wandered the world, enslaved by his lunatic appetites and tormented by the memory of his first and most monstrous crime. The last of his kind, he knows he cant go on. But as he counts down to suicide, a murder and an extraordinary meeting plunge him straight back into the desperate pursuit of life. Paperback , 352 pages Published October 6th 2011 by Canongate Press (first published January 1st 2011)