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Rachel Morgan, a witch turned detective, is shocked when her boyfriend is devoured by an emotion‑sucking banshee. Determined to find the killer, she assembles an unlikely team: her PI partner Ivy, a bisexual vampire; Jenks, a pixie wrestling with identity; empathic psychiatrist Ford; and Federal Inderland Bureau captain Edden, the banshee’s father. Together they navigate the supernatural underworld of New York, confronting mythic forces while Rachel confronts the loss that fuels her quest for justice.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Authors: Kim Harrison
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