Mayland Long, aka the Black Dragon, has been enjoying a peaceful relationship with Martha Macnamara — but suddenly they face threats from seemingly every side.

A wild psychic force is loose in the world; Martha’s three-year-old granddaughter has been kidnapped; and one of her Celtic musician friends has been found dead, hanging by a rope of twisted grass.

Now the Black Dragon must use his wits to rescue the little girl and hunt for a killer... even if it brings him to a horrifying realization.