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Title: Dead Letter
Series: Arcane Casebook #0
Author: Dan Willis
Rating: 3.5 of 5 Stars
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 96
Words: 31.2K
Series: Arcane Casebook #0
Author: Dan Willis
Rating: 3.5 of 5 Stars
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 96
Words: 31.2K
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Synopsis:
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In 1930 New York,
the sorcerers are the powerhouses of magic and the runwrights are the
poor cousins. Private detective Alex Lockerby is definitely in the
latter category, plying his meager magic skills to help people the
regular cops ignore while barely making ends meet.
What Alex needs is
a break. Just one good case to get his name out there and start
bringing in business. When ambitious beat cop Danny Pak gets stuck
trying to solve a John Doe murder, it might just be the break Alex
has been looking for.
As Alex and Danny
team up they begin to unravel a tale murder, jealousy, and revenge
stretching back over 30 years. A tale powerful forces don't want to
come to light. Now the cop and the private detective must work fast
and watch each other's backs if they hope to catch a killer and live
to tell about it.
Alex meets Leslie,
Danny and his sister Amy and several of the cops we know from the
series.
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My
Thoughts:
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I didn't bother with putting up the conclusion to the “mystery”
as it was almost more of a side note that was the vehicle to
introduce us to all these various characters.
In that regards, this novella was a complete success. Even while
Leslie (the secretary) is leaving the series in book 4, it was still
nice to see how she and Alex were introduced. Amy was a fun include,
even though she has zero presence in the series. Danny, I have to
admit, I was hoping for more of a connection between him and Alex.
They came across as just 2 people helping each other out rather than
friends, but now that I write that, that is how it comes across in
later books as well.
Alex is a loner and while he intersects with other people, he doesn't
seem to need a group of friends. I can totally relate to that :-D
★★★☆½
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