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When a series of gruesome, supernatural accidents begin claiming lives in Brooklyn’s Von King Park, Carlos Delacruz—an agent for the Council of the Dead—steps in to investigate. Tasked with eliminating the city’s most unsettling ghostly threats, Carlos must navigate the thin veil between the living and the not‑so‑alive to prevent further loss. The mystery unfolds in the heart of New York’s restless night, as Delacruz confronts the forces that blur the line between death and the living.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Authors: Daniel José Older
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