Pearl Dagger, The

Lane Sanders and her fiery boss, Mayor Fiorello Fio La Guardia, have managed to contain the explosive underground conspiracies of New Yorks most sinister schemers. But after a seemingly harmless pinball racket claims the life of a trusted ally, a new ringleader signals the rebirth of an all-too-familiar crime network at home and across the pond. Spurred on by the possibility of a violent syndicate spreading like wildfire through Europe, Lane sets sail for Londonthe city where her parents began the undercover work that led to their tragic undoing. And this time, she wont chase down childhood nightmares without Finn Brodie, who vows to dispel his own difficult secrets abroad. While Finn confronts a devious siblings plot that echoes Orson Welless Voodoo Macbeth, Lane discovers that a dazzling pearl dagger may wield the ultimate clue to guide their hunt for justice on both sides of the ocean. With terrors from the past and present converging, Lane cant save herself unless she starts believing that, like her weapon of choice, she also has the power to be both beautiful and dangerous.