"Hard Spell" was a great introduction to "new to me" author, Justin Gustainis.Gustainis' detective, Stan Markowski, operates in a world where vampires, ghouls, trolls and werewolves are common place. Markowski's job on the Scranton Police Department's Supernatural Crimes Investigation Unit has hi...
This one started off a bit slow but gained momentum as it continued, I loved the shadow of a cameo by Harry Dresden (he doesn't appear because he has other things he has to do but Morris and Chastain visit his stomping grounds). Someone is killing white witches and children and Morris and Chasta...
What happened?""I made some calls, as I promised. It seems you're poison with the Jesuits right now, my friend.""You mean, because of what happened to you?""Yeah, afraid so. You know that I don't hold you responsible for what happened. We've already had that conversation.""Yes, and thank you.""Bu...
Then she brought the glass to her mouth and downed its contents in a single gulp. Quincey Morris took a sip of his bourbon and branch water. "Feeling any better?""A little. At least I've got the smell of that place out of my nostrils." She signaled the waitress for another drink. "How about you?"...
High tittering laughter from the hellbreed with the primrose-colored eyes, screams of approval from the clustered Traders. Five against one, and here I was on the floor.This is not going well.“Oh, Kismet.” The tittering hellbreed actually had the gall to play to his Trader gallery. “Did you fall ...
the junkie said. “Take my word for it.” There were three of them, all young, tough-looking and white — although, in that neighborhood, they could just as easily have been black or Latino. The local predator population was nothing if not diverse. The...
The purpose of the tiles is to block out distractions from outside, but if a suspect wants to think the point is to muffle screams, that's not usually a bad thing. Carmela Aquilina followed me into the room, closing the door firmly behind her. Procedure says at...