In "A Lion in Shadow" we once again concentrate on the younger generation of Quigleys. In this case Roarke and Mary Clare's son Kerwyn. Kerwyn has always been the quiet Quigley, the boy who kept in the background. The fact that he was a reincarnation of his own great-uncle Angus, made him self-conscious and shy. However, like all the Quigleys, he has a driving need to help the helpless, to change the world. He decides on challenging the powerful syndicates that control the sex-trade in Thailand. He has two unlikely companions...his former fellow seminarians from St. Philip Neri's. Knowing the three need some toughening up, they head for Australia and the Outback. Here, they run into unexpected obstacles that test their nerve but never shake their faith in each other. How they will fare in Thailand is related in the rest of the story.