Two women are murdered in Bombay in 1892. Captain Jim Agnihorti is hired by the family to find the culprit.

Four women's stories converge in and around Australia in the 1840s.

Becky Farwell's job is taking care of the funds for a small town, but stealing money to fund her art collection is her hobby.

The New York Public Library is a central character in this story that follows one family in the 1930s and their descendants in the 90s.