A star investigator and her rival journey through layers of reality To save the world As they know it in this whip-smart adventure fantasy packed full of reality, bending magic, sapphic romance and tantalizing mystery. Kembral Thorne is spending a precious few hours away from her new born and she's determined to enjoy herself at the year, turning ball. But when the guests start dropping dead, Kim has no choice but to get to work. She's a member of the Guild of Hounds,after all, and she can't help picking up the scent of trouble. Especially when her professional and personal nemesis, notorious cat burglar, Rika Nonesuch, is also on the prowl. At the heart of the mayhem is a mysterious clock that sends the ballroom down into strange and otherworldy new layers of reality every time it chimes as a party plunges through increasingly dangerous versions of their city, Kem will have to rely on her wits and Rika to unravel the mystery before catastrophe is unleashed on their world.