For failed wizard Sidney Malik, it’s been a rather trying day. Threatened with eviction, expelled from University, arrested, and accidentally crowned the King of Thieves, he’ll need more than a few magic tricks to get himself out of this. Luckily for him, he’s attracted the attention of chain-smoking bounty hunter Harriet Barber, who’ll either save him or get him into even deeper trouble, perhaps both.

The spirits of emotion that power Widdershins, England's most magical town, have been overtaken by the dark forces of the Seven Deadly Sins. The only ones who can save the place from itself are daring bounty hunter Harriet Barber, her friends, and Jack O'Malley: the town's uncertain, untrained, and utterly unwilling new guardian. They may have everything the need to save the day, but when you're fighting monsters of your own making, your own worst enemy may be yourself...