The Sunderly family has left the comforts of their home in Kent, England to accompany Reverend Erasmus Sunderly to the island of Vane where he has been commissioned to assist on an archeological dig. Set during Victorian times when women have few rights, Reverend Sunderly’s young daughter Frances lives a double life. Frances is intrigued by science. She fancies herself a scientist and is extremely observant of her surroundings. Because she goes unnoticed, she learns many secrets.  She has discovered that not everything about her family is what it seems to be.  These secrets lead to her father’s death. His death was not accidental, nor was it a suicide.  Frances is determined to seek justice for her father, and in doing so will learn even more dangerous secrets about her father and his work.