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Crime Lord Chodo Contague is (involuntarily) semi-retired, and it is no longer a constant worry to Garrett to be thought his employee. On the other hand, Crask and Sadler now appear to be running the underworld, and that's not necessarily for the better, either. But it turns out that Chodo has a beautiful, crazy daughter, who could really use a knight-in-shabby-armour to lend a hand. This time around, Garrett is retained by the forces of law and order (as far as such things go in TunFaire) to investigate a Jack-the-Ripper like serial killer. As it turns out, the serial killer is more than he seems at first glance - there is an ancient curse involved, with magical glowing butterflies. There is also a mad street preacher, and things are beginning to change in TunFaire now. Maybe that's due to Garrett, indirectly. So there is a killer to be caught, a mystery to solve, a pretty girl to rescue, and a pair of psychopathic killers to run out of town. That all sounds like a good day's work. As always, Garrett is on the case, and as always, TunFaire is a wonderfully set stage on which he can walk, stumble, trip, and fall. To top things off, the book ends with Morley Dotes thinking that Garrett could use a talking parrot as a new pet...