Unveiling the wonders of the world, one misadventure at a time.
It is 1927. An "Era of Wonderful Nonsense." Vague maps tout grand mysteries, each snapshot means something, and jazzy hijinks abound. Insouciant vagabond Alexandra Illyria Bathenbrook sets off from Montana to capture images never photographed, hoping to earn an interview with National Geographic. Operating from her London office, she will flirt with becoming a royal mistress, reunite lustful ghosts at notorious Borley Rectory, and stir up mischief at the Winter Olympics in ritzy St. Moritz. Those are the easy ones.
More perilous assignments send Alexandra in pursuit of a thrill killer through the dusty alleyways of Marrakech and into the feral bushlands of Uganda to join a hunt for man-eating lions. While seeking a famed explorer in Amazonia, she must