Pulitzer-nominated reporter, Simon Stephenson knows he must kill the mythological creature hunting on Nantucket. A mysterious French alchemist and a loveable Greek hit man tell him so. Billions of dollars and lives are at stake - not to mention the story of the century. Trouble is, he's fallen in love with it. And she doesn't want him to write the story. Following a bloody trail of ancient coins, Simon confronts a diabolical conspiracy and his own family's dark secrets. Meanwhile, his tennis-champion fiancee has turned into bridezilla, and a gorgeous TV reporter has her own intentions. Battling panic attacks and pursued by a host of nasty characters, from deadly alchemists and virulent beasts, to a sleazy rival reporter and a corrupt sheriff, Simon faces a world where no one is what they seem. Not even himself."