Monster hunter Lance Oriole is used to magical beasts trying to eat him. Solving a series of disappearances on a remote island should be a relaxing break by comparison. His superiors have even told him who the murderer is: Adrien Whitcomb, mage, keeper of the lighthouse, and the island’s only resident. Case closed. 

Assuming Lance can find evidence the victims are actually dead, that is. 

Wading through strange magic, juggling mysterious messages, and chasing after the bones which must be hidden somewhere in the rocky soil, Lance digs himself deeper and deeper into the island’s secrets. Will his skills be enough to protect him, or will he learn too late that he is in way over his head?