Viola Barnes is a young author and a recognized horror star who writes in a way that makes goosebumps run up and down your skin. But sales of her books are dropping fast, and inspiration is running out—so she decides to switch directions. There’s only one way: learn the detective craft and create stories about real investigations. That’s how Viola ends up at the Koller Magic Academy, where she will have to spend the next year as a student. She has only twelve months to master the art of Interrogation, melt the coldness of a strict professor, and unravel crimes she is unwittingly drawn into.