Virginia Dean wakes at midnight beside a dead body with a bloody knife in her hand and no memory of the eveningxs events Dark energy emanating from the mirrors lining the room overpowers her senses With no apparent way in or out shexs rescued by a man shexs met only once before but wonxt soon forgetxOwen Sweetwater inherited his familyxs talent for hunting the psychical monsters who prey on Londonxs women and children and his investigation into the deaths of two glass-readers has led him here The high-society types of the exclusive Arcane Society would consider Virginia an illusionist a charlatan even a criminal But Owen knows better Virginiaxs powers are realxand so is the power she exerts over him simply with her presence And if her abilities can be relied upon in the midst of great danger they just might be the key to his investigation.
