By Hannah Jayne
Sick of wrongful-death proceedings each time a complete moon comes round?
Call the Underworld Detection Agency.
As a human resistant to magic, Sophie Lawson may help all people from banshee to zombie transition into common, daily San Francisco existence. With a good-looking werewolf as her UDA boss and a fashionista vampire for a roommate, Sophie is familiar with every thing there's to grasp concerning the undead, the unseen, and the uncanny. . .
Until a rash of ugly murders has demons and mortals working for defense, and Sophie reveals herself enjoying sidekick to detective Parker Hayes. Dodging raging bloodsuckers, bad-tempered fairies, and love-struck trolls is something. but if Sophie discovers Parker isn't really what he turns out, she's received just one likelihood to determine whom to belief. simply because an evil hiding in undeniable sight is remaining in. . .and approximately to make one wisecracking human its ability to final strength. . .
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Lorraine can locate an individual. someone who desires to be found—or an individual who’s now not being hidden. ” “Hidden? a person can conceal a person … magically? ” Parker fell into step with me. “Yeah. Magic shields disguise much. ” I nodded hi to a gargoyle stepping out of the women’ room trailing a part backyard of bathroom paper from her hoof. “Like that? ” “Yep, like that. They’re in every single place. We—norms—just don’t imagine they're, so we don’t see them, no matter if the veils are skinny. ” “Oh,” stated Parker, “I’m beautiful certain if I observed that strolling down South of marketplace, I’d commit it to memory. ” “This is San Francisco. A fire-breathing dragon shimmying down the road beating a tambourine wouldn’t even increase an eyebrow. ” Parker frowned. “Yeah, you’re most likely correct. yet, no. This isn’t correct. ” “Parker …” Parker appeared me up and down. “What approximately you? ” “What approximately me? ” I requested, frowning. Parker reduced his voice. “Can’t you do your hoodoo-voodoo factor, too? ” “Hoodoo voodoo? ” “You recognize, seeing. Isn’t that your factor? ” I crossed my hands. “My factor is submitting papers and taking fingerprints. And seeing via veils. the entire seeing-people-in-my-mind factor is … now not there but … with me. at once Lorraine is the one one that can brain sweep. ” “No. ” Parker stopped and stood, army type, legs unfold, hands crossed, lips pursed. “This factor with Lorraine—I don’t love it. ” “Neither do I. And I’m quite getting frightened. She must have at the least been in a position to choose up whatever on Pete. Even she stated it was once bizarre. ” “No. ” Parker wagged his head, going into detective mode. “I imagine she did locate anything on Sampson—or probably she stumbled on him. I don’t imagine she was once telling us every little thing. ” He gestured towards my pocket. “Check the word. What does it say? ” “I don’t be aware of why she might lie,” I acknowledged, fishing out the envelope. “I don’t be aware of both, yet I’m beautiful certain she used to be. So? ” I peeled open the envelope. “Uh-oh. ” Parker’s eyes went broad. “What? ” I flipped the observe towards him and grinned. “She’s having a Tupperware occasion on Thursday. Shall I choose you up a juicer? ” Parker rolled his eyes and became on his heel. “Meet me upstairs at one,” he acknowledged, prior to heading towards the elevators. Parker disappeared down the corridor towards the elevator, and that i became, heading to my desk—the person who sat outdoor of Mr. Sampson’s place of work and was once now carrying a jagged gash and a sprig of damaged glass alongside its facet. I kicked apart the tiny shards of glass and rifled via my drawers, stacking up the folders that contained the extra own facets of Mr. Sampson’s lifestyles: his motor vehicle registration, his calendar, the checklist of buyer contacts I used to mail out his Christmas/Solstice/Sorry Your wife obtained Sucked right into a Swirling Vortex playing cards. i used to be scanning for something that will provide Parker and me a few important info on the place Pete Sampson could have gone—or the place he can have been taken. “Ahem,” I heard a male voice. I seemed excessive of my table, observed not anyone, and frowned. I went again to stripping my records whilst I heard it back. “Ahem? ” I slammed the documents down and stood up, arms pressed opposed to my table.