The fiancé of Lucinda Bromley, whom everyone considered an expert on rare plants, suddenly died, and various rumors spread in society. The doors of the secular living rooms were closed to the girl, despite the fact that she, with her extraordinary talent, more than once helped the police in investigating poisonings... This time the crime is connected with magic. And Lucinda asks for help from Caleb Jones, who has incredible intuition and unsurprising charm. Love is not included in the plans of Lucinda and Caleb. But doesn’t passion have enormous magical power?..