On their first day in Paris, Maya and her little brother, James, find themselves caught up in some very old magic. Houses with bronze salamanders for door handles, a man wearing sunglasses to hide his radiant purple eyes . . . nothing is what it seems. As she untangles the ties between these strange occurrences, Maya realizes that her own brother may be in terrible danger. To save him, Maya must take on the magical underworld of Paris . . . before it is too late.