Carmen Ahearn, private investigator. In the roaring 20s, Carmen and her fairy assistant, Nuala, try to run a struggling private investigation office on the streets of Philadelphia. In the aftermath of the 5th Mage War, the world struggles with the chaos of technology as it displaces the old magical ways. Carmen struggles as she tries to find her place in a world that doesn't accept her, surviving by the skin of her teeth. But when she accepts a job given to her by an angel, her entire world is turned upside down as she finds not all is what it seems from the glorious heavens to the burning hells...