The St. Louis World"™s Fair, 1904: A miniature city of palaces and pavilions that becomes a backdrop for romance, betrayal"”and murder. Cousins Grace and Lillie have been best friends since birth, despite Grace"™s vastly inferior social status ever since her mother married for love instead of wealth. When Lillie invites Grace to the biggest event of the century"”the legendary World"™s Fair, also known as "The Ivory City""”Grace hopes her fortunes might be about to change. But when a member of their party is brutally killed at the fair, and suspicion falls on Lillie"™s brother Oliver, Grace must prove Oliver"™s innocence before her beloved cousins"™ family is ruined forever. Along the way, she'll discover that the city"™s wealthy elite"”including Oliver"™s handsome but irritable friend Theodore"”aren"™t quite who they appear to be. And amidst the glitz, glamor, and magic of the Ivory City lurks a danger that just may claim her life.