BLURB:
Knight,
the sheriff of a local magical government known as "the Gambit," is
called to recover a mutilated body, tainted with magic and dumped at a popular
haunt. When the corpse is identified as a close associate of the Gambit, it
threatens the safety of the community he protects, and those he cares about
most. As the fragile peace amongst the city's magic-wielding factions
disintegrates, Knight must track down a cadre of murderers before his friends
are picked off, one by one- with each death used to strengthen the spells cast
against the Gambit.
EXCERPT:
“Tell
me honestly, what do you think we’re going to find?”
“Statistically,
the safe money would go on Castle getting involved with the wrong woman- one of
the two reasons people usually kill each other. The other’s ambition, but
there’s no percentage in killing Castle; if this is the opening for something
larger, I can't even imagine what the game is.”
“So
the all-points response is…”
“Precaution.
If we really thought the gambit was under assault, we’d have marshaled our
forces and stormed the cabin with every mage who takes our calls. But that also
means riding out here in a caravan of VW buses that reek of skunk weed- and
burning a lot of good will if it's a false alarm. So you coming out of the
car?”
She
hesitates for a moment, then gets out. A “V” of Canadian geese flies overhead.
“Too bad you suck at divination,” she says. “Maybe they’d be able to tell us if
we’re about to die.”
I
start toward the house, hating every crunch of gravel under my feet because
they make me louder, and make it harder to listen for something amiss. “I dated
an augur once; she was flighty.”
AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Nicolas
Wilson is a published journalist, graphic novelist, and novelist. He lives in
the rainy wastes of Portland, Oregon with his wife, four cats and a dog.
Nic's
work spans a variety of genres, from political thriller to science fiction and urban
fantasy. He has several novels currently available, and many more due for
release in the next year. Nic's stories are characterized by his eye for the
absurd, the off-color, and the bombastic.
For
information on Nic's books, and behind-the-scenes looks at his writing, visit
nicolaswilson.com.
Website:
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