Not all monsters dwell in the woods. The mages of the Conclave have questions—dangerous ones that put airship pilot Gideon Fletcher and his sister, Miranda, in the midst of an inquisition for illegal magic. When not in the air, the Fletchers live in an elegant world of gentlemen’s clubs and Society balls. They have a lot to lose if suspicion falls on their household. But now they’ve rescued Joseph Ellery, a man who should never have survived the Outlands or its lethal predators. No one can say why or how Ellery escaped, and the Conclave demands answers. Gideon witnesses the Conclave’s brutal justice. His three sisters, including Miranda, suspect nothing until it’s too late. The women have a secret that puts the family at deadly risk, and it’s too late for a good solution. There’s not even a bad one on the right side of the law. Trouble has arrived for the Fletchers, and it clearly means to stay.