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For Lennox Cooper, helping out a friend means gambling with her life. In the rainy city of Portland, Matilda Bauer has been blackmailing her parole officer, Fulin Chen. Just when Fulin's ready to come clean, Matilda disappears. Bad news for Fulin, because once Matilda is arrested for breaking parole she'll show the photos she has on him and end his career. Fulin turns to his longtime friend and poker buddy, Lennox Cooper, P.I., to help him find the beautiful blonde con-woman.

Several years ago, Rushmore McKenzie became an unexpected millionaire and set about doing not much of anything. Now, showing up at his doorstep is the insurance company that paid the settlement that made him rich - and they want a favor. Someone has stolen a very expensive gem from a local art museum and is willing to ransom it back. The only condition is that McKenzie has to be the go between. And this is no ordinary gem - it is a jade sculpture with a history going back to the Qing Dynasty and a reputed curse that stories claim has ruined or killed everyone who has ever owned it.

From his arrival at Nekropolis, Matt has found himself embroiled in disputes with the city's vampire lords, shapeshifters, golems, and other monstrosities. Nothing has prepared him for the Dark War.

John Openshaw bittet Holmes um Hilfe, denn der Onkel des jungen Mannes wird von seiner Vergangenheit eingeholt. Als ehemaliger Südstaaten-General war dieser wohl in zwielichtige Geschäfte verwickelt und der Ursprung seines Vermögens birgt ebenfalls einige Geheimnisse in sich, aber was hat der Ku-Klux-Klan mit der ganzen Geschichte zu tun?

Der Bruder von Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, lässt bitten. Dr. Watson wusste nicht einmal, dass sein bester Freund noch Geschwister hat. Nun ja - im Diogenes Club bekommt Holmes eine sehr seltsame Geschichte zu hören. Ein griechischer Übersetzer, der Mycroft um den Kontakt mit dem Meisterdetektiv bat, erzählt von einem Auftrag, bei welchem er einen jungen Mann davon überzeugen sollte, irgendwelche Unterlagen zu unterschreiben - eine Weigerung würde ihm schlecht bekommen.