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When Alix—now known as Owl—moves from academia to the world of international antiquities theft, she keeps a strict rule: no supernatural jobs. That rule crumbles the moment she meets Mr. Kurosawa, a red dragon who runs the Japanese Circus Casino in Las Vegas. The dragon entrusts her with a centuries‑old artifact that a vicious vampire gang covets. Owl must navigate a globe‑spanning chase from Japan to Bali, aided by her friend Nadya and a mercenary, to retrieve the treasure before a deadly weapon threatens a city. Along the way, she learns that Mr. Kurosawa’s own advisor schemes to weaponize the artifact, forcing Owl to choose sides and confront dangers from both human and mythical foes.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Authors: Kristi Charish
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