Hard Spell
An Occult Crimes Unit Investigation
by Justin Gustainis
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Pub Date 7 Jul 2011 | Archive Date 1 Sep 2012
Description
Like the rest of America, Scranton's got an uneasy 'live and let unlive' relationship with the supernatural. But when a vamp puts the bite on an unwilling victim, or some witch casts the wrong kind of spell, that's when they call Markowski. He carries a badge. Also, a crucifix, some wooden stakes, a big vial of holy water, and a 9mm Beretta loaded with silver bullets.
File Under: Urban Fantasy [ Dial V For Vampire | Forbidden Spells | Bite Club | Scranton By Night ]
Advance Praise
"A cool mix of cop show and creature feature. Gustainis had me at‘meth-addicted goblins'."
Marcus Pelegrimas, author of the Skinners series
"Amagical mystery tour of a murder case rifewith supernatural suspects. Sit down for an enchanted evening ofotherworldly entertainment!"
Laura Resnick, author of Unsympathetic Magic & Vamparazzi
"Hard Spell dealswith hardenedprofessionals looking for supernatural things hiding underrocks, and thendragging them out and giving them a good kicking. The cops act like real cops,the vampires act like real vampires, and the monsters aren't messing about. Theplot twists and turns like a twisty turny thing, and moves like a weasel onspeed. The real things feel real,and the supernatural things feel like theymight be. The prose is a joy to read, and the whole thing was more fun than isprobably legal."
- Simon R Green
"Punchydialogue, a fun alternate history,explosive action, and a hero whose monsters haunt him even beyond the job...Gustainis has given us a fantastic supernatural cop story that just dares youto put it down!"
- Chris Marie Green, author of the VampireBabylon and Bloodlands books
"Ienjoyed every page of Hard Spell. If SamSpade and Jack Fleming were somehow melted together, you'd get Stan Markowski.I can't wait to see what Gustainis does next."
- Lilith Saintcrow, author of NightShift and Working for the Devil
"A winning mix of urban fantasy andhard-boiled detective fiction."
- Jennifer Estep, author of the ElementalAssassin series
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780857661166 |
| PRICE | US$6.99 (USD) |
