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Stan Markowski, Detective Sergeant and chief of the Scranton Police Department’s Supernatural Crimes Investigation Unit, is called upon whenever the city’s uneasy tolerance of the occult is breached. When a vampire bites an unwilling victim or a witch casts a dangerous spell, Markowski brings together his investigative acumen and unconventional tools—crucifix, wooden stakes, a vial of holy water, and a 9‑mm Beretta loaded with silver bullets—to confront malevolent forces that threaten the ordinary world.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Authors: Justin Gustainis
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