The title character is a private detective who has appeared in two limited series published by Titan Books' Hard Case Crime imprint and a theatrical show.

The storylines feature sizeable appearances from historical figures such as Harry Houdini, Arthur Conan Doyle, Nikola Tesla and Josephine Baker.

[5] From the start Buhler envisioned the series as both a comic and a stage show, modelling many of the characters on real-life actors she was acquainted with from previous theatre work, particularly burlesque performers.

[3] Von Buhler was interviewed alongside Daily and Hard Case Crime founder Charles Ardai at New York Comic Con in 2018.

Mindy, a devoted fan of Agatha Christie (with a pet rabbit named after the author), very much wants to be a detective but is instead the agency's secretary - much to her displeasure.

[12] In October 1926, Arthur Conan Doyle attempts to engage the agency to expose Harry Houdini, but Woodcock and son are absent on business in Florida.

He persuades her to attend a séance held by Margery of Boston; Minky isn't fooled by the medium's tricks and flees when Margaery attempts to molest her.

Houdini tells Minky of his feud with Doyle due to his regular debunking of spiritualists, and teaches her some of his feats, including the Chinese Water Torture Cell.

While recuperating he poses for drawings by a pair of McGill University students, and - after boasting of his ability to take blows to the stomach - is punched repeatedly by one J. Gordon Whitehead.

Whitehead attempts to have Minky drowned in her bath, and when that fails he and co-conspirator La Chatte try to trap her in the Chinese Water Torture Cell.

Minky takes her findings to Bess but Houdini's widow reveals that as she will receive double indemnity life insurance if her husband's death is kept as officially being an accident.

Minky returns to the agency office moments after her father and brother arrive back, stunning them by showing the substantial fee she received for her work in their absence.

The maid at Tesla's hotel gives her the body of Mirna to bury, and she meets up with a fortune teller named Rhonda who possesses the key to the scientist's safe deposit box.

Later, going through her mother's things Minky finds a notebook full of case details showing she played a far greater role in Benedict's career than she previously knew.

[21] Sara Century of Syfy praised the series, stating "the bizarre, surrealist imagery and excellent illustration of the book set its own unique tone".

[22] Neil Gaiman was also a fan of von Buhler's art, and a testimonial from the author appeared on the covers for Mindy Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini #1.