Shadow Duel (Prof Croft #9)

Beware the shadow of many faces, but fear the master of many places…

It’s Monday morning, and I’ve recovered a strange glyph-covered chest from a landfill. By Monday afternoon, someone’s stolen it from my warded loft.

Before I can suss out who, why, and most importantly, how, I’m neck-deep with the NYPD on a murder case. A bigshot CEO is dead in his penthouse, his kidneys harvested in a way that screams black magic. Only there’s no magic in evidence.

The two crimes connect somehow, and the key may be an old explorer’s club in the heart of Manhattan. But this mage needs to get moving. More victims are turning up sans organs, and twice now I’ve found myself in a shadow realm—a darker, more dangerous version of the city, where a mysterious entity wants me dead.

And here I thought the summer’s biggest chore would be persuading my succubus cat to play nice with my wife.

Spoiler alert: she’s still Tabitha.

If you like occult action, spell-crackling suspense, and moments of heart, heroism, and all-out laughter, you’ll love Prof Croft!

BOOKS IN THE CROFTVERSE

Prof Croft Series

Preq 0: Book of Souls

Book 1: Demon Moon

Book 2: Blood Deal

Book 3: Purge City

Book 4: Death Mage

Book 5: Black Luck

Book 6: Power Game

Book 7: Druid Bond

Book 8: Night Rune

Book 9: Shadow Duel

Blue Wolf Series

Book 1: Blue Curse

Book 2: Blue Shadow

Book 3: Blue Howl

Book 4: Blue Venom

Book 5: Blue Blood

Book 6: Blue Storm

More Coming!