Gwen Conner solves mysteries in a land where magic is used to create telephones, dictation machines, and streetcars. In this collection she has to deal with sleazy journalists, corrupt politicians, and a scheme to rob a payroll delivery. These new stories include:

“The Plum Grove Robbery Case”

Gwen is asked by the younger sister of a man accused of train robbery to help her brother. The sister insists her brother would never rob a train. Gwen learns that the take from the robbery was small, and passengers on the train weren’t questioned by police. What will be revealed when Gwen untangles the loose threads of this mystery?

“Dangerous Dream”

A man comes to Gwen desperate for help. He’s had a dream of his hands covered in blood, standing over the body of a young woman. He doesn’t know if he killed her, or if his vivid dream was real. Gwen has to dig into deep into the manufacturing world to determine what really happened.