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  • The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer

    The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Daniel Faust has clawed his way from the gutter to a penthouse suite, carving a bloody swath across the Las Vegas underworld. He's buried his enemies and more than a few friends along the way. If there's one thing a modern-day sorcerer knows for certain, though, it's that the past never stays buried forever...
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    crime  dark  demons  magic  noir  paranormal  action-adventure  adult
  • Working for Bigfoot by Jim Butcher

    Working for Bigfoot by Jim Butcher

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    "B is for Bigfoot" takes place between Fool Moon and Grave Peril. "I Was a Teenage Bigfoot" takes place circa Deadbeat. "Bigfoot on Campus" takes place between Turn Coat and Changes.Chicago wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden is used to mysterious clients with long hair and legs up to here...
  • The Kill Society by Richard Kadrey

    The Kill Society by Richard Kadrey

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Sandman Slim has been to Heaven and Hell and many places in between, but now he finds himself in an unknown land: the far, far edge of the Tenebrae, the desolate home of the lost dead. Making his way inland with nothing but his unerring instinct for trouble to guide him, he collides with a caravan of the damned on a mysterious crusade, led by the ruthless Magistrate...
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    crime  dark  demons  gothic  magic  myths  noir  paranormal
  • The Naming of the Beasts by Mike Carey

    The Naming of the Beasts by Mike Carey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    They say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, but if you ask Castor he'll tell you there's quite a bit of arrogance and reckless stupidity lining the streets as well. And he should know. There's only so many times you can play both sides against the middle and get away with it. Now, the inevitable moment of crisis has arrived and it's left Castor with blood on his hands...
  • The Getaway God by Richard Kadrey

    The Getaway God by Richard Kadrey

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Sandman Slim must save himself-and the entire world-from the wrath of some enraged and vengeful ancient gods in this sixth high-octane adventure in the New York Times bestselling seriesBeing a half-human, half-angel nephilim with a bad rep and a worse attitude-not to mention temporarily playing Lucifer-James Stark aka Sandman Slim has made a few enemies...
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    crime  dark  demons  magic  myths  noir  paranormal  retellings
  • Beyond the Veil by Nicole R. Taylor

    Beyond the Veil by Nicole R. Taylor

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Collection of Urban Fantasy Adventures Beyond the veil lies a world of magic, mystery, and adventure! From author Nicole R. Taylor comes five full length novels, each a first in a series...
  • A Plain-Dealing Villain by Craig Schaefer

    A Plain-Dealing Villain by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    It's hard to make a dishonest buck in Sin City, especially when a rogue FBI agent is gunning for your head. Flat broke and one step ahead of the law, Daniel Faust flees Vegas and lands in Chicago, where a risky heist promises to fill his pockets with cash...
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    crime  dark  demons  magic  noir  paranormal  action-adventure  adult
  • Thicker Than Water by Mike Carey

    Thicker Than Water by Mike Carey

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Felix Castor is a freelance exorcist, so dealing with the dead is his stock in trade. Between his private clients and some consulting for the Met, he thinks he's seen it all. But a late-night call out to a South London housing estate proves that he still has a few surprises left. After all, it's not every day you see your own name painted in blood at a a crime scene.But that's only the beginning...
  • A Hard Day's Knight by Simon R. Green

    A Hard Day's Knight by Simon R. Green

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    John Taylor is a P.I. with a special talent for finding lost things in the dark and secret center of London known as the Nightside. He's also the reluctant owner of a very special-and dangerous-weapon. Excalibur, the legendary sword...
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    crime  dark  demons  law-enforcement  magic  myths  noir  paranormal
  • Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth by Simon R. Green

    Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth by Simon R. Green

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    My name is John Taylor. I’m a PI for hire in the Nightside, the dark and corrupt city within the city of London. Where the sun never shines and where pleasure and horror are always on sale—for the right price.Not a nice place to visit or a nice place to live. So you wouldn’t think I would care that it was about to be destroyed, by none other than my very own long-missing, not-quite-human mom...
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    crime  dark  demons  law-enforcement  magic  myths  noir  paranormal
  • Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? by Paul Cornell

    Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? by Paul Cornell

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The ghost of Sherlock Holmes is dead, but who will solve his murder?The Great Detective's ghost has walked London's streets for an age, given shape by people's memories. Now someone's put a ceremonial dagger through his chest. But what's the motive? And who - or what - could kill a ghost?When policing London's supernatural underworld, eliminating the impossible is not an option...
  • Next of Kin by Dan Wells

    Next of Kin by Dan Wells

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    We call them demons, for lack of a better word, but the truth is something much more mysterious. In the "I am not a Serial Killer" trilogy, the young sociopath John Cleaver killed three of them to protect his family, but he has no idea what horrors he's stirred up.Elijah Sexton was a god of the ancient world. Now he drives a hearse in a Midwest town and keeps his head down...
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    crime  dark  demons  magic  paranormal  book  dark-fantasy  fiction
  • Gold, Babies and the Brothers Muldoon by Derek Landy

    Gold, Babies and the Brothers Muldoon by Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A jolt of Skulduggery Pleasant action for free.Midnight. Valkyrie Cain approaches an old, ramshackle church to make a delicate deal with a trio of ugly, hairy goblins. To her absolute non-surprise, the goblins have no intention of honouring that deal- but not to worry. Skulduggery Pleasant is standing by to deliver a surprise of their own.Things, however, don’t go exactly according to plan...
  • Oblivion by Kelly Creagh

    Oblivion by Kelly Creagh

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    This electrifying conclusion to the Nevermore trilogy takes one last trip to the dream world of Edgar Allan Poe to reveal the intertwined fates of Isobel and Varen.The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? —Edgar Allan PoeThe fine line between life and death blurred long ago for Isobel Lanley...
  • The Living End by Craig Schaefer

    The Living End by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    As the FBI closes in on the Las Vegas underworld, Daniel Faust -- grifter, thief, and sorcerer -- isn't the only one feeling the heat. Half-demon racket boss Nicky Agnelli is fighting to hang onto his empire, leaving a trail of dead informants in his wake, while Daniel's ex-girlfriend Jennifer rallies her forces on the street and aims her sights at Nicky's crown...
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    crime  dark  demons  magic  noir  paranormal  action-adventure  adult
  • Hex and the City by Simon R. Green

    Hex and the City by Simon R. Green

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Lady Luck has hired John Taylor to investigate the origins of the Nightside--the dark heart of London where it's always 3 A.M. But when he starts to uncover facts about his long-vanished mother, the Nightside--and all of existence-- could be snuffed out...
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    crime  dark  demons  law-enforcement  magic  myths  noir  paranormal
  • Hell to Pay by Simon R. Green

    Hell to Pay by Simon R. Green

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    In the wake of the war that left the Nightside leaderless, Jeremiah Griffin-one of the last of the immortal human families-plans to fill the power vacuum. But his granddaughter has disappeared, and he wants John Taylor to use his special abilities to find her. Except someone-or something-is blocking Taylor's abilities...
  • Paths Not Taken by Simon R. Green

    Paths Not Taken by Simon R. Green

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    John Taylor just discovered his long-gone mother created the Nightside—the dark heart of London—and intends to destroy it. To save his birthplace, he will have to travel back through a very distant—and probably deadly—past...
  • Lady Crymsyn by P.N. Elrod

    Lady Crymsyn by P.N. Elrod

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Vampire detective Jack Fleming made a good bit of money cleaning up the streets of post-prohibition Chicago--enough to realize his dream of owning a nightclub. During renovations, workmen discover the remains of a woman, clad in a distinctive red dress...
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    crime  dark  law-enforcement  noir  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book
  • A Chill in the Blood by P.N. Elrod

    A Chill in the Blood by P.N. Elrod

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A delicious new novel of the The Vampire Files -- in which our undead detective finds himself caught in the middle of a Chicago gangland...
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    crime  dark  law-enforcement  noir  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book
  • Dark Awakened by H.D. Smith

    Dark Awakened by H.D. Smith

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Last spring Claire’s seemingly normal—if not totally screwed up—life was tossed on its head. For five years she’d been one of the damned—a human that knows the truth about the otherworldly among us. She’d worked for The Boss—the Demon King himself—as his administrative assistant, handling everything from early retirements, to Maintenance’s incessant requests for dental.No one gets dental...
  • The Elder Ice by David Hambling

    The Elder Ice by David Hambling

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lovecraftian weird fiction set in 1920s London.In this atmospheric novella, ex-boxer Harry Stubbs is on the trail of a mysterious legacy. A polar explorer has died, leaving huge debts and hints of a priceless find. His informants seem to be talking in riddles, and Harry soon finds he isn't the only one on the trail -- and what he's looking for is as lethal as it is valuable...
  • Redemption Song by Craig Schaefer

    Redemption Song by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Daniel Faust, Las Vegas sorcerer and career criminal, has never pulled the trigger on an innocent man. When the infernal Prince Sitri challenges him to do just that, though, he can't walk away. His lover, Caitlin, is Sitri's right hand...and if Daniel refuses the job, he'll never see her again...
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    crime  dark  demons  magic  myths  noir  paranormal  action-adventure
  • Broken Souls by Stephen Blackmoore

    Broken Souls by Stephen Blackmoore

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    When necromancer Eric Carter returned to Los Angeles after fifteen years on the run he knew things were bad, but he never imagined how bad they could get. Sister murdered, best friend dead, married to the patron saint of death, Santa Muerte.And things are just getting worse.His link to the Aztec death goddess is changing his powers, changing him, and he’s not sure how far it will go...
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    dark  demons  magic  myths  noir  paranormal  retellings  adult
  • Possession by Kat Richardson

    Possession by Kat Richardson

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    When a comatose woman suddenly wakes up and starts painting scenes she’s never witnessed, with a skill she’s never had, medical science has no explanation. As more bizarre phenomena manifest, even her doctors start to wonder if the woman may be possessed...
  • Aloha from Hell by Richard Kadrey

    Aloha from Hell by Richard Kadrey

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    All hail Sandman Slim, author Richard Kadrey’s ultra-extreme anti-hero and recent escapee from Lucifer’s overheated Underworld playground. In number three, Aloha from Hell, the ruthless avenger, a.k.a. Stark, finds himself trapped in the middle of a war between Heaven and Hell...
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    crime  dark  demons  law-enforcement  magic  myths  noir  paranormal
  • Agents of Light and Darkness by Simon R. Green

    Agents of Light and Darkness by Simon R. Green

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling author takes readers back to the Nightside.A quest for the Unholy Grail-the goblet from which Judas drank at the Last Supper-takes private eye John Taylor deep into the secret, magical heart of London...called the Nightside...
  • Dead Men's Boots by Mike Carey

    Dead Men's Boots by Mike Carey

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    You might think that helping a friend's widow to stop a lawyer from stealing her husband's corpse would be the strangest thing on your To Do list. But life is rarely that simple for Felix Castor. A brutal murder in King's Cross bears all the hallmarks of a long-dead American serial killer, and it takes more good sense than Castor possesses not to get involved...
  • Red Knight Falling by Craig Schaefer

    Red Knight Falling by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Fresh from their victory over the Bogeyman, FBI agent Harmony Black and her team, Vigilant Lock, face a new type of threat: one from beyond the stars.They’d always heard the Red Knight was an urban legend: in 1954, three years before Sputnik launched, a mysterious satellite was sighted circling Earth, though no power on the planet had such technology...
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities by James Lovegrove

    Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities by James Lovegrove

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It is the spring of 1895, and more than a decade of combating eldritch entities has cost Dr John Watson his beloved wife Mary, and nearly broken the health of Sherlock Holmes. Yet the companions do not hesitate when they are called to the infamous Bedlam lunatic asylum, where they find an inmate speaking in R’lyehian, the language of the Old Ones...
  • The Cold Kiss of Death by Suzanne McLeod

    The Cold Kiss of Death by Suzanne McLeod

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Genny Taylor works for Spellcrackers.com ±Making Magic Safe. But her own life is anything but safe!‘The ghost grasped her shift and ripped it open. The three interlacing crescents carved red-raw and bleeding into her thin chest didn’t look any better than the last dozen times I’d seen them...
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    dark  demons  magic  myths  paranormal  adult  book  dark-fantasy
  • That Which Should Not Be by Brett J. Talley

    That Which Should Not Be by Brett J. Talley

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Miskatonic University has a long-whispered reputation of being strongly connected to all things occult and supernatural. From the faculty to the students, the fascination with other-worldly legends and objects runs rampant. So, when Carter Weston’s professor Dr...
  • Fire in the Blood by P.N. Elrod

    Fire in the Blood by P.N. Elrod

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When vampire detective Jack Fleming is hired by the wealthy Sebastian Pierce to recover a priceless heirloom bracelet, he eyes his reward in Pierce's daughter, an enticing girl with a hot-headed boyfriend...
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    crime  dark  law-enforcement  noir  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book
  • Dreaming Awake by Gwen Hayes

    Dreaming Awake by Gwen Hayes

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    She fell for him in a nighttime world. But the time for dreaming is past—and the here-and-now can be just as fragile their love…When Theia Alderson first encountered a mysterious, handsome boy in her dreams, she never imagined how finding Haden Black—and falling in love—could change her life. To save Haden, Theia sacrificed everything...
  • Vault of Glass by Candace Robinson

    Vault of Glass by Candace Robinson

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Some see it... Some don't...People in the town of Deer Park, Texas are vanishing. There is a strange museum, known as Quinsey Wolfe's Glass Vault, that appears overnight. Perrie Madeline's best friend and ex-boyfriend are among the missing. Perrie, along with her friend August, go on a pursuit to search for them in the mysterious museum...
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    dark  demons  gothic  myths  paranormal  retellings  book  contemporary
  • A Prescription for Delirium by Noree Cosper

    A Prescription for Delirium by Noree Cosper

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Madness is spreading like a virus.Ninety years ago, Gabriella di Luca failed to protect the family of her dead lover. Now the devil that murdered the eldest Van Helsing son has resurfaced, and she’s determined to stop him before he can lay a bloody hand on the remaining three brothers...
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    dark  demons  magic  paranormal  adult  book  dark-fantasy  fiction
  • Indexing by Seanan McGuire

    Indexing by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    “Never underestimate the power of a good story.”Good advice...especially when a story can kill you.For most people, the story of their lives is just that: the accumulation of time, encounters, and actions into a cohesive whole...
  • The Blue Blazes by Chuck Wendig

    The Blue Blazes by Chuck Wendig

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Meet Mookie Pearl.Criminal underworld? He runs it.Supernatural underworld? He hunts in it.Nothing stops Mookie when he’s on the job...
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    crime  dark  demons  magic  myths  noir  paranormal  retellings
  • Witch Craft by Caitlin Kittredge

    Witch Craft by Caitlin Kittredge

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Someone, or something, is setting fire to the homes of the city's most infamous non-humans, racking up a body count that's growing by the day. And strange, otherworldly creatures no one has seen before—selkies trolls and harpies—are causing chaos throughout the city. Racing to stop the carnage, Luna turns to sexy federal agent Will Fagin for help...
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    crime  dark  demons  law-enforcement  magic  paranormal  adult  book
  • Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey

    Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    Supernatural fantasy has a new antihero in Sandman Slim, star of this gripping, gritty new series by Richard Kadrey.Life sucks and then you die. Or, if you’re James Stark, you spend eleven years in Hell as a hitman before finally escaping, only to land back in the hell-on-earth that is Los Angeles.Now Stark’s back, and ready for revenge. And absolution, and maybe even love...
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    crime  dark  demons  magic  myths  noir  paranormal  retellings
  • Daemon's Mark by Caitlin Kittredge

    Daemon's Mark by Caitlin Kittredge

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When the Dubois investigation turns up an unexpected connection to the Russian mob, Luna finds herself heading down a terrifying path of no return. Soon she is held captive by the very evil she hunts one that reaches far across the borders of Nocturne City to the seedy brothels of Europe and beyond...
  • Death Watch by Ari Berk

    Death Watch by Ari Berk

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They say the dead should rest in peace. Not all the dead agree.One night, Silas Umber’s father Amos doesn’t come home from work. Devastated, Silas learns that his father was no mere mortician but an Undertaker, charged with bringing The Peace to the dead trapped in the Shadowlands, the states of limbo binding spirits to earth...
  • Labyrinth by Kat Richardson

    Labyrinth by Kat Richardson

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The toughest case yet for Greywalker Harper Blaine, "a great heroine" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris). Harper Blaine was your average small-time P. I. until she died-for two minutes. Now she's a Greywalker, walking the line between the living world and the paranormal realm...
  • The Long Way Down by Craig Schaefer

    The Long Way Down by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Nobody knows the seedy underbelly of Las Vegas like Daniel Faust, a sorcerer for hire and ex-gangster who uses black magic and bullets to solve his clients' problems. When an old man comes seeking vengeance for his murdered granddaughter, what looks like a simple job quickly spirals out of control...
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    crime  dark  demons  law-enforcement  magic  myths  noir  paranormal
  • They Thirst by Robert McCammon

    They Thirst by Robert McCammon

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The Kronsteen castle, a gothic monstrosity, looms over Los Angeles. Built during Hollywood’s golden age for a long-dead screen idol with a taste for the macabre, it stands as a decaying reminder of the past. Since the owner’s murder, no living thing has ever again taken up residence. But it isn’t abandoned...
  • Weird Detectives: Recent Investigations by Paula Guran, Simon R. Green

    Weird Detectives: Recent Investigations by Paula Guran, Simon R. Green

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Paranormal investigators. Occult detectives. Ghost hunters. Monster fighters. Humans who unravel uncanny crimes and solve psychic puzzles; sleuths with supernatural powers of their own who provide services far beyond those normal gumshoes, shamuses, and Sherlocks can...
  • Ghosts in the Snow by Tamara Siler Jones, Tambo Jones

    Ghosts in the Snow by Tamara Siler Jones, Tambo Jones

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Where does the fever of illusion stop...and the cold truth begin?This unique debut thriller combines forensics, fantasy, and edge-of-your-seat suspense like never before. In a world where sorcery is illegal, someone is murdering young women in ways that defy all reason—and all detection...
  • Bound by Sorcery by Antara Mann

    Bound by Sorcery by Antara Mann

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A supernatural apocalypse is brewing. And only secret magic can defeat it. Alexandra Shaw may be an elemental mage, but she prefers the quiet life, running her struggling occult bookshop. With secrets of her own and a magical lineage shrouded in mystery, she keeps a low profile...
  • Devil in the Dollhouse by Richard Kadrey

    Devil in the Dollhouse by Richard Kadrey

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    James Stark, a.k.a. Sandman Slim, has a new job, but being the new Lucifer in town gives fresh meaning to the word "Hell." Especially when he hears of hideous massacres near a haunted fortress out on Hell's frontier.As far as Stark's concerned, the more dead Hellions, the better, but he still has to prove that no one screws with Sandman Slim...
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    crime  dark  demons  law-enforcement  magic  myths  noir  paranormal
  • The Immortal Circus: Act Two by A.R. Kahler

    The Immortal Circus: Act Two by A.R. Kahler

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Vivienne is almost content with her new life in the Cirque des Immortels. She has moved up from selling cotton candy to telling fortunes, she has a gorgeous, magical boyfriend, Kingston…and no one has been murdered since the clash between the otherworldly Courts...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  demons  magic  myths  paranormal  audiobook  book
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