Lord Darcy, chief investigator to His Highness Duke Richard of Normandy, is a very busy gentleman. In a world where science and magic coexist, and the British Empire controls a good half of the globe, even a seemingly insignificant murder can shake the world balance. Although Lord Darcy is from Britain, he serves on the continent, investigating numerous and very complicated crimes together with his assistant, the magician Sean. For every universe, even the most absurd, needs its own Sherlock Holmes.