Like most Manhattanites, aspiring artist Tate can't resist a good rental deal - even if it's in the city's strangest neighbourhood, Golgotham, where for centuries werewolves, centaurs and countless other creatures have roamed the streets. Her new landlord is a sorcerer named Hexe, who is determined to build his reputation without using dark, left-hand magic. As Tate is drawn into Hexe's fascinating world, they both find that the right hand does not always know what the left hand is doing - and avoiding darkness is no easy trick.