The year is 1921. London lies shrouded in fog, and something ancient stirs in its shadowed corners. When distinguished client Sir Charles Abingdon arrives at detective Paul Harley's Chancery Lane office, visibly trembling with fear, he brings with him a warning: a mysterious figure known only as "Fire-Tongue" has marked him for death. Before Harley can unravel the truth, Sir Charles collapses dying, whispering two names: Nicol Brinn and Fire-Tongue. What follows is a labyrinthine investigation that pulls Harley into a world of psychic phenomena, arcane symbols, and enemies who seem to possess impossible knowledge. Rohmer, creator of the legendary Fu Manchu, crafts a darker, more unsettling tale here one where the greatest threat may not be a criminal mastermind but something from beyond the rational world. The fog-choked streets of interwar London have never felt more dangerous, or more alive with hidden menace.
