Working as a Hound—tracing illegal spells back to their casters—has taken its goll on Allison Beckstrom. But even though magic has given her migraines and stolen her recent memory, Allie isn't about to quit. Then the police's magic enforcement division asks her to consult on a missing persons case. But what seems to be a straightforward job turns out to be anything but, as Allie finds herself drawn into the underworld of criminals, ghosts, and blood magic.
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"This is a contemporary Supernatural mystery with overtones of romance. The character "Allison Beckstrom is a Hound. She tracks down magic users who misuse their powers. "
— Nora-adrienne (4 out of 5 stars)
" I am absolutely hooked on Devon Monk and he's imagination! No pretty wands and fairy godmothers here! A wonderful combination of action, fantasy and kicking ass. "
— Melissa, 8/10/2017" Awesome book. The more I read the more I couldn't put it down. Rough start but I can let this one go. "
— Zanthera, 1/22/2014" another great installment in the Allie Beckstrom series. dark and brilliant. can't wait to start the next one! ;) "
— Jennzah, 12/14/2013" Disappointing. Probably will not read book 3 in this series. Her overall ideas are pretty interesting, but I can't get past the bad writing. "
— Andrea, 9/2/2013" Excellent book, very well written. I thought the story line flowed very well. I loved the twists in the story. "
— Deanna, 11/4/2012" Totally hooked on this fantasy series "
— Ryse, 9/25/2012" Another great installment in the Allie Beckstrom series. "
— Lisa, 3/5/2012" Listened to the audiobook (read the book twice before) on 3-22-13 "
— Arwen, 2/17/2012" Enjoyed this one as much as the first. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series and anything else she writes. "
— Adrian, 2/16/2012" Pretty good so far. I'm reading these as a block of 3 books. Author OK so far. "
— Bluestarart, 1/1/2012" I loved all of the books in this series! I am looking forward to reading the newest addition coming out in Nov 2010. "
— Christina, 12/31/2011" This barely made the cut, but hints of an intricate future plot tip this book into the four star category. "
— Diana, 12/19/2011" Book 2 in a favorite series. See book 1 for a fuller review. "
— Lisakit, 10/16/2011" The plot had me, though the style isn't that good and the smart mouth isn't clever enough to not annoy. "
— Siobhan, 6/18/2011" Enjoyed this one as much as the first. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series and anything else she writes. "
— Adrian, 4/17/2011" I'm really starting to enjoy this series. I'm glad there are still more out there to read. "
— Chade66, 3/31/2011" A definite improvement over the first one. "
— Kathryn, 3/6/2011" a good series that i recommend "
— Mark, 1/6/2011" This is the second in this series. The world she creates here is interesting, but I'm kinda glad I don't live there. "
— Vera, 12/27/2010" Excellent book, very well written. I thought the story line flowed very well. I loved the twists in the story. "
— Deanna, 12/7/2010" loved it. It feels like a mixture of urban fantasy and the older cyberpunk stories. A lot darker than most recent urban fantasy and I really like that. "
— Adorna, 12/1/2010Devon Monk is the author of the Allie Beckstrom, Age of Steam, and House Immortal series. She has sold over fifty short stories to fantasy, science fiction, horror, humor, and young adult magazines and anthologies, and her stories have been included in a Year’s Best Fantasy anthology. She lives in Oregon with her family.
Emily Durante has been narrating audiobooks for over ten years and is also an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning audiobook director. She has been acting since the age of seven and has performed in a number of stage productions at the professional, collegiate, and regional levels.