Alastair Cochraine has just lost his job. Threatened with eviction but determined to keep his apartment—and his cats—Alastair sets off on an adventure to pad his bank account. But good jobs are hard to find in this town, and he’s about to discover just how far he’ll go to pay the rent. Potential employers include an anxious alchemist, a morose mobster, and a calculating crime boss. Can Alastair succeed, or will the city swallow him up?