“Hello, Prince,” the Godmother said. “I’m calling in that favor.” When Rose Briar—cabaret singer, drug lord, and notorious secret-keeper—disappears without a trace from her club, The Poisoned Apple, Jimmy Prince and Jack are on the case once again. This time, the duo may have bitten off more than they can chew, as their investigation drags them into the path of the Spindle’s greatest and most formidable criminal—one who got her nickname for her tendency to burn her enemies alive. It doesn’t help that Jimmy is having a hard time focusing on the case, torn between his head’s desire to do the right thing, and his heart’s insistence for that one person who always has three gats, a pen, and a smile at the ready. But in Spindle City, the long and silent ever after waits for no one—and it’s Jimmy’s turn to dance with dragon.