Mystery
Dead Man's Hand
2022·384 pages
A failed witch in Boston must solve his mentor's murder, dodging Auditors and forming unlikely alliances in a magical urban fantasy.
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A failed witch in Boston must solve his mentor's murder, dodging Auditors and forming unlikely alliances in a magical urban fantasy.
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In the tradition of his renowned father, James J. Butcher’s debut novel is a brilliant urban fantasy about a young man who must throw out the magical rule book to solve the murder of his former mentor. On the streets of Boston, the world is divided into the ordinary Usuals, and the paranormal Unorthodox. And in the Department of Unorthodox Affairs, the Auditors are the magical elite, government-sanctioned witches with spells at their command and all the power and prestige that comes with it. Gri...
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Moderate violence likely with murder central to plot; specific graphic details unclear.
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Magic & witchcraft
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Central theme with witches, spells, and magical systems defining the story.
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Minor themes of power and bureaucracy in magical government structure.
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