The Masquerading Magician

Zoe Faust finds herself entangled in a race against time as she attempts to decipher an ancient alchemy book to save her friend, the living gargoyle Dorian Robert-Houdin, from a permanent stone prison. While navigating her new life in Portland, Oregon, she attends a magic show that unveils dark secrets and connections to historical crimes. As a murder unfolds, Zoe uncovers a web of unsolved robberies and personal stakes that challenge her gardening pursuits and thrust her into a thrilling mystery.