Lacey & Alex, roommates in San Francisco, are a barista and a cook by day. By night though, Lacey is a part time private investigator and Alex talks to plants. And they talk back. In this book, they get dragged into hunting for a lost dagger. Of course, it winds up being so much more than simply a lost dagger. The pair spend a couple of action-filled weeks travelling from San Francisco to Los Angeles, Barstow to Vegas and all parts between in their hunt for the elusive artifact. They meet up with loose cannon Stevie and step it up a notch with exploding cars and tension of a whole nother kind, as she makes it clear what she thinks of Lacey. Olive from Jane Bond shows up with a little tiny insignificant part (heh) and Jane herself has a cameo. Join Lacey & Alex and Stevie as they have the adventure of a lifetime! Talking plants, explosions, gunfire, mayhem, magic and a little bit of romance all enter the picture before the end, in this slightly humorous, slightly serious, and always fun mystery.

Mechanical creatures, dirigibles and dark deeds abound, and the Queen rules ruthlessly. Our heroes wind up in a “whole new world” where steam and mechanical cogs are king, hydrogen balloons still roam the earth, and an evil Queen holds sway over her people. Alex has been drawn there to take the place of the recently assassinated “Lady”, and Lacey is her “Knight” - the former Lady and Knight having been killed by the Queen. In this new world, Alex can do far more than simply talk to plants, and Lacey is “hot” in a whole new way. But, will it be enough to depose the Queen and save the world?

Black Helicopters, smoking guns, and an evil that won’t stay dead. With the Queen’s sights set on another world, can Lacey, Alex and Stevie stop her? Or should they just go back to selling coffee and cooking breakfast? The stakes keep getting higher, and the AI Jean brings in help - her friend Jess, Alex’s dead grandfather, and an upcycled 1940’s aircraft carrier. But will even that be enough to put Evelyn back in the morgue for good? Find out as they take the battle to Chicago, the Queen’s home turf!

In this final book of the Lacey & Alex series, the Queen is on the ropes, but she's fighting back. Can Lacey & Alex, Stevie and their friends bring her down? Or will Evelyn's new world be subjected to waves of death resulting in millions of people being terminated? Let's find out together, shall we?