How was Private Inquisitor Jak Barley to know that bumping into the dour, dwarfish priest of his childhood would ensnare him in an investigation of a possibly kidnapped demigod, as well placing himself in the middle of a celestial conflict. Would he get help from Ninkasi, his favorite deity, the goddess of ale, despite a youthful indiscretion involving her sacramental ale? And speaking of kidnapping, how was he to carry out interviews into a stolen egg when the Bone Reaper Dragons are notorious for their vile tempers? Lucky for Jak, he has the help of his agency partner and intended, the Witch Morgana; his otherworldly friend where magic does not exist, Lorenzo Spasm; and brother Olmsted, an alchemist and metaphysicist.