The last known sighting of the bones of Peking Man was in China, in 1941. Has a family of Chinese immigrants kept the bones safe for two generations? The unravelling of this 70 year old mystery begins in a sleepy coastal town in central Queensland as the elderly Harry Han is kidnapped and his wife of more than forty years is murdered. The resultant mayhem erupts in a fast moving plot combining intrigue and historical fact. When grand daughter, Suzy Han, inherits a fortune she realises that she is in grave danger. The Dragon Bone Consortium will kill and kill again to recover this priceless archaeological treasure. Suzy Han must deal with the suspicions of the police, the interference of the CIA, find her grandfather and deliver the relics back to China.