Bereft of Mr. Holmes, Miss Jane travels south for the winter and solves an intriguing case with the dapper French detective Eugene Valmont.

In the bitter first days after the Weeping War in the Forgotten Realms, Nergal the Dragonborn is assigned to carry a message for the Army of Darkness that occupies Myth Drannor. Will he fulfill his mission? Will he win honor for himself and his race?

Jane and John Watson team up to try and find who is leaving dead bodies in empty houses...