"The Baron.has his little eccentricities, but underneath his odd exterior he is a real man and a good detective. You should make his acquaintance at once if you have not already done so."-The New York Times
"Shivery silent death, entrancing island atmosphere, odd native lore, and a sweet puzzle. Grand!"-The Saturday Review
The Baron is offered one thousand dollars to escort Mr. Hiroshita, a wealthy Japanese importer, and a valuable jade relic to Hawaii. He naturally accepts, after all, what could go wrong?
It begins with a murder on the Honolulu-bound liner. Carl Kohler, a German living in Hawaii, had been desperate to speak with Hiroshita. Instead of a conversation, Kohler receives a feathered dart.fatally shot into his chest. The Baron discovers that the jade piece is linked to ancient Incan treasures and a mysterious map, for which someone is willing to commit murder.
"The Baron considers all Americans to be barbarians, chiefly be¬cause they refuse to be awed by, his exalted rank. Most Americans, on the other hand, consider him a conceited fool, in which they are as wide of the mark as he is in his estimate of them. The Baron is conceited, but he is not a fool. He has his little eccentricities, but underneath his odd exterior he is a real man and a good detective. You should make his acquaintance at once if you have not already done so."-The New York Times
