A brilliant, inventive thriller author. London 1696: The famous mathematician, physicist, and astronomer Sir Isaac Newton takes charge of the Royal Mint. This new role does not go smoothly: London is teeming with counterfeiters. His assistant Ellis is more interested in Newton's beautiful niece than in his work. However, when a series of murders in the Tower spreads fear and terror, Newton uses his scientific acumen to pursue the killers. Here, Holmes and Watson are represented by Newton and Ellis.