Something swooped down and killed him.

Slit his throat, leaving deep claw marks.

A second man is struck down the same way.

Witnesses claim a dragon slew the man.

Detective Dee does not believe in dragons.

He takes the case and finds himself in pursuit of a mythological beast that can't possibly exist.

But just might!

Another exciting tale of mystery, intrigue and suspense in the mythology of ancient China, set in the Victorian London of Sherlock Holmes.