Nick Polo is back in his eleventh adventure, once again helped along by his sidekick, the indomitable octogenarian self-described witch, Mrs. Damonte…

Billionaire vintner Paul Bernier sets San Francisco ex-cop, ex-con, private eye Nick Polo off on a hunt to find a kukri, a priceless golden jewel-encrusted 14th Century dagger, designed by the Emperor of India.  The dagger has a long, bloody history, passing between war lords throughout the ages, including Saddam Hussain.

The search has Polo bumping heads with Bernier’s vindictive stepdaughter, his eccentric household staff, a Miami con man, a crooked private investigator, a drug dealing nightclub owner, a New York Mafia Don, and two viscous murderers.

When all seems lost, Polo gets help from Mrs. Damonte, his indomitable octogenarian downstairs tenant, a self-described Strega, a witch, who believes that a day without a wake is like a day without sunshine.