Twisting the rope

From back cover Bantam Spectra paperback October 1986:

Re-enter the fantastic world of the Black Dragon....

If you were among the many readers who lost their hearts to R. A. MacAvoy's remarkable first novel Tea with the Black Dragon, you are invited to rejoin Mayland Long and Martha Macnamara in an astonishing new adventure filled with music, mystery, and magic.

And if, by some chance, you've not yet had the pleasure of their company, prepare yourself for a special sort of treat. But be warned. In the world of the Black Dragon, nothing is quite what it seems....