Richard Mayhew is a young man with a good heart and an ordinary life, which is changed forever when he stops to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London sidewalk. He must learn to survive in this city of shadows and darkness, monsters and saints, if he is ever to return to the London that he knew.

Richard Mayhew is a young man with a good heart and an ordinarylife, which is changed forever when he stops to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London sidewalk. His small act of kindness propels him into a world he never dreamed existed. There are people who fall through the cracks, and Richard has become one of them. And he must learn to survive in this city of shadows and darkness, monsters and saints, murderers and angels, if he is ever to return to the London that he knew.

Neil Gaiman's bestselling novels include “Neverwhere”, "

Neil Gaiman's bestselling novels include “Neverwhere”, “American Gods”, “Coraline”, “Anansi Boys”, and “Good Omens” American Gods“, ”Coraline“, ”Anansi Boys“, and ”Good Omens" (with Terry Pratchett). He is the creator of the Sandman ser(with Terry Pratchett). He is the creator of the Sandman series of graphic novels and author of the short-fiction collecies of graphic novels and author of the short-fiction collections “Smoke and Mirrors” and “Fragile Things”. The winner otions “Smoke and Mirrors” and “Fragile Things”. The winner of n