 Following the trend of the Vlad Taltos books, it is named after one of the Great Houses and features that House as an important element to its plot.Vlad and his friend Kiera the Thief investigate a financial cover-up following the mysterious death of an Orca tycoon.Kiera the Thief sends a letter to Vlad's estranged wife Cawti, offering to meet and tell her of Vlad's most recent adventures.