It's summer in the magical city of Turai and it's hotter than Orcish hell. All that Thraxas, third-rate sorcerer, second-rate private investigator and first-rate layabout, is looking for is a bit of peace and quiet. But when one of his clients is arrested in his office for murder, even Thraxas has to act.It should be a simple enough case. So why do rival bands of warrior monks keep turning up? And how did a life-size bronze statue of Saint Quatinius disappear into thin air? And what's all this got to do with dolphins and their lost healing stone?Before long, Thraxas and his friends find themselves at the heart of another incredible case of sorcerous skulduggery and magical mayhem.
