To Die by the Sword

To Die by the Sword
"To Die by the Sword" is a story by Helen Angrove in the anthology Tales of the Civil War edited by Philip Purser-Hallard for Obverse Books.

Synopsis
Y, an androgynous Descartian Detective, investigates one of the increasingly common Potent Weapon related homicides in the City. Along the way Y is aided and abetted by a child method actor currently performing as a Dickensian orphan and uncover an underground criminal organisation dedicated to freeing people. Freeing them from immortality....