Love this story. It's an interesting mystery, it manages to present an entire magical system by side-references in a short story, and I love Nick and Nora. It's beautifully seeded - all the clues are right there, expressed explicitly in the story. On this, my third re-read, I recognize them as they come up, but I still enjoy watching it all come together. It makes me want to go look up the original Nick and Nora Charles too - they're not detectives I've ever really followed, but this story's so delightful that if the original inspired it I'd probably like them too. Really good. ( )