Nearly a decade before the events of Unbound Life, Harrow and her partner are on the trail of a thieving conman—a gentleman who seems to have an almost magical way of making people believe his every word.

The chase pulls them from city to city, from underworld crime lairs to the library rooms of the rich and powerful. They must navigate dangers both physical and political, all while going after a man who can weave lies like a rug-maker on a loom.

But they’re not the only ones looking for the criminal. His multitude of victims are close on his heels—some rich, some powerful, some with nothing left to lose—and they are not seeking something as mundane as legal justice.

The pair of Conjury investigators struggle to stay one step ahead of the forces that are hungry for their own revenge against the wanted man, all while he manages to stay one step ahead of everyone. As the situation grows dire, Harrow must decide between willingly defending a conman or sacrificing her own moral code—at the cost of her career and perhaps her very life.