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In Atlanta, Detective Charlie Madigan faces a new threat as addicts of the off‑world drug ash begin to die, the drug making people perfect vessels for possession. As Charlie desperately tries to save her sister Bryn from the same fate, she must confront a sinister force leading the addicts to their deaths. With New Year’s Eve imminent, she strikes a deadly bargain with an ancient race of beings and ventures into the hellish realm of Charbodyn alongside her siren partner, Hank, and the Revenant Rex. The mission to rescue Bryn and return before it’s too late forces Charlie to confront a fate worse than death.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Authors: Kelly Gay
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