Isabella Valdez has been found by the men who are pursuing her. Isabella is the granddaughter of a conspiracy theorist. She was always told that if trouble came, she was to seek the help of the Jones & Jones agency. After she eludes her pursuers, she heads to Scargill Cove where she finds a life like nothing she has ever known. She goes from being a waitress in a cafe to a job as Fallon Jones' assistant without him knowing how it happened.

Fallon Jones is the head of the Jones & Jones Detective Agency. He is deep into solving the problems of Nightshade. He is viewed as a conspiracy nut who is approaching insanity by leaders of the Arcane Society. Isabella amuses him, enchants him and involves him in investigations he has no business being involved in.

Fans of Ms. Krentz won't be disappointed by this first book of the Looking Glass Trilogy. Filled with her well-known dry humor and the complications of a business dealing with various types of talent, this book was such a joy to read that I read it again two weeks later. I loved the interactions between Isabella and Fallon and the complications of her discovery of a collection of artifacts that have baffled investigators for years. The addition of some very quirky characters in Scargill Cove and Isabella's grandmother completed my enjoyment.