England, 19th Century. Madelyn Vespertine, an Edwardian woman of indertiminate age and origin, turns up – often unbidden – to deal with strange and eerie events of an apparently occult or supernatural nature. The era is awash with all manner of interest in spiritual matters – seances, hauntings, faerie sightings and more – and Madelyn has the means and technology to investigate them. In fact, she seems to know a great deal about the truth behind the manifestations, and there may be a lot more to her than meets the eye…
