Traveling incognito, Mary Russell and her spouse, Sherlock Holmes, head for India to search for a missing spy, the famous orphan who inspired Rudyard Kipling's "Kim," and find themselves caught up in a dangerous intrigue. -- provided by publisher.

"A Mary Russell novel" -- from title page. Includes excerpt preview from The God of the Hive (book 8). "A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes" -- from the cover.