Eversteam is an old city full of culture and diversity; for hundreds of years its isolated shores have been a refuge for many. It's about to become the center of a steampunk mystery. Penelope O'Connell is a private detective whose agency is on its last leg. Damsels in distress want nothing to do with her, the police are not taking her seriously, and to top it off her clockwork canine won't charge and the goggles that see lost things don't work...