A gripping tale of intrigue and menace set in a mammalian city based on 18th century Venice.
Behind the beauty and splendour of the island city of Vequince, a small group is hatching a fiendishly clever plot to overthrow the ruling Council and seize power . . .
Summoned to the city by one known only as 'the Silver Claw', otter Udolphus Beck - an unraveller of mysteries - is determined to follow the clues and expose the conspiracy . . .
But time is running out. And as throngs of masked creatures explode onto the streets for the colourful Carnival, Udolphus discovers that the plotters are not afraid to get blood on their paws . . .
