New York Times bestselling author Kevin Hearne returns to the world
of his beloved Iron Druid Chronicles in a spin-off series about an
eccentric master of rare magic solving an uncanny mystery in Scotland.
"A terrific kick-off of a new, action-packed, enchantingly fun
series."--Booklist
Al MacBharrais is both blessed and cursed. He is blessed with an
extraordinary white moustache, an appreciation for craft cocktails--and
a most unique magical talent. He can cast spells with magically
enchanted ink and he uses his gifts to protect our world from rogue
minions of various pantheons, especially the Fae.
But he is also cursed. Anyone who hears his voice will begin to feel an
inexplicable hatred for Al, so he can only communicate through the
written word or speech apps. And his apprentices keep dying in peculiar
freak accidents. As his personal life crumbles around him, he devotes
his life to his work, all the while trying to crack the secret of his
curse.
But when his latest apprentice, Gordie, turns up dead in his Glasgow
flat, Al discovers evidence that Gordie was living a secret life of
crime. Now Al is forced to play detective--while avoiding actual
detectives who are wondering why death seems to always follow Al.
Investigating his apprentice's death will take him through Scotland's
magical underworld, and he'll need the help of a mischievous hobgoblin
if he's to survive.
