There is no honour among thieves . . .

Ildrecca is a dangerous city, if you don''t know what you''re doing. It takes a canny hand and a wary eye to run these streets and survive. Fortunately, Drothe has both. He has been a member of the Kin for years, rubbing elbows with thieves and murderers from the dirtiest of alleys to the finest of neighbourhoods. Working for a crime lord, he finds and takes care of trouble inside his boss''s organization - whilse smuggling relics on the side.

But when his boss orders Drothe to track down whoever is leaning on his organization''s people, he stumbles upon a much bigger mystery. There''s a book, a relic any number of deadly people seem to be looking for - a book that just might bring down emperors and shatter the criminal underworld.

A book now conveniently in Drothe''s hands . . .