Again, we are in the same, magical Victorian-Edwardian Britain, and shows yet again that Stevermer is a worthy follower of Jane Austen for wit, of Dorothy Sayers for suspense and erudition.
Wyoming sharpshooter Samuel Lambert comes to England's Glasscastle University to assist with a top-secret project, unaware of the dangerous magic within the castle walls, and finds himself enchanted by the provost's sister.