Richard Davisson was celebrated in newspapers and dime novels for his daring exploits apprehending mail train robbers until he retired in disgrace, falsely accused of collusion with the robber he couldn't apprehend. Now he's trying to start over with a new name, an office job and marriage to the boss' daughter. But when a train wreck throws him at the feet of airship inventor Kate Jordan, will he stick with his original plan for a quiet life, or help thwart a scheme to steal Kate's airship, when the schemer is the one man he couldn't bring to justice--his own father?

Mark's life has gotten complicated. On top of his blackouts and visions of desperate pursuit by Yankee bushwhackers through a Southern forest, his wife Janet's accidental revelation rocked his confidence in their relationship. She wants him to consult her psychic ex-boyfriend Daniel about the visions. His suicidal father claims their family is cursed. His sister backs it up with accounts of disturbing deaths of past relatives. Now he's tempted by Victoria, an alluring woman who offers to help him sort out his problems. But why is her aunt with a fetish for mathematical calculations interested...

Prepare to have your vision of everyday life subverted in this imaginative story collection of art criticism and a cherished gift, of a casual stroll and a fateful encounter, by the author of Second Death and The Source of Lightning.