I was a little confused when I first started reading Lord of Darkness as it begins right in the middle of the action, when Megs arrives in London and is in a bit of a standoff with the Ghost of St Giles. Part of the reason Megs has travelled to London is to unmask the Ghost of St Giles and kill him because rumour has it that it was the Ghost who murdered her beloved Roger. During the day he is simply Godric St John, but at night he becomes the Ghost of St Giles, a masked avenger protecting the most violent streets of 1740’s London. For years, Godric has been leading a double life.
As well as disrupting his house, Megs’ arrival threatens to unveil Godric’s secret. Godric has been living a solitary life for the past two years so he isn’t pleased when Megs turns up, along with her Great-Aunt Elvina, Godric’s sister, Sarah and an array of staff to run Godric’s dusty old house. He doesn’t want a wife on a day to day basis and he certainly doesn’t want to betray Clara by having one in his bed. While Godric went along with the wedding to Megs, he never planned on having a new wife in anything but name.
While Megs is still grieving for Roger, Godric is also consumed with grief for his first wife, Clara. However, Megs is unexpectedly back in London, determined to carry out two tasks: find the murderer of her lover and true love, Roger and consummate her marriage to Godric in order to have a baby. Godric remained in London while Megs moved to Godric’s Cheshire estate. Megs and Godric married two years ago, but out of convenience rather than love and haven’t seen one another since their wedding day. This post was originally published at and is now at.
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