The Bitter Seed of Magic (SPELCRACKERS.COM 3On the surface, Genny's life seems ripple free right now. Finn, her sexy boss, has stopped pushing for a decision on their relationship. The seductive vampire Malik al Khan has vanished back into the shadows. And the witches have declared her no longer a threat. But unless Genny can find a way to break the fertility curse afflicting London's fae, she knows this is just the lull before the magical storm. Then a faeling a teenage girl is fished out of

King Suckerman weaves the blaxploitation films

he cannot resist the adventure of helping a young woman escape imprisonment in a gaming house

in a small rural town on the Swedish coast

but there could be worse descriptions: good-humouredly observant on the foibles of his fellow countrymen

his agents keep turning up dead

But with the park a jungle and a bath on the billiard table

to a love as dangerous as it is inevitable

found battered about the head with the ferocity of a great rage

'A refreshing and welcome addition to the world of detective fiction' Abir Mukherjee

guests sip absinthe cocktails on velvet banquettes

Delightful

in sunshine and shadow