The Dead Souls serial continues with the second book, in which Kate starts her new job and learns more about the Le Compte family. Death and danger seem to follow Edgar wherever he goes, but by the time Kate realizes that she might be in danger, she's already too late. Out alone late one night, she comes face to face with one of the Le Compte family's darkest secrets. Meanwhile, in the port town, Edgar's arrival has coincided with a plague of rats. When his goddaughter Alice is bitten, Ephram realizes that his worst fears about the Le Compte family are starting to come true. This is book two in the Dead Souls serial. Each part is approximately 20,000 words long and ends on a cliffhanger.