Anton Strout

Gifted with the ability to touch an object and divine information about its history, Simon Canderous, a reformed criminal working for New York City's secret Department of Extraordinary Affairs, agrees to help a woman, who does not know she is dead, track down her killers. Original.

Dead to Me

"Alexandra Belarus is a struggling artist living in New York City, even though her family is rich in real estate, including a towering Gothic Gramercy Park building built by her great-great-grandfather. But the truth of her bloodline is revealed when she is attacked on the street and saved by an inhumanly powerful winged figure. A figure who knows the Belarus name. Lexi's great-great-grandfather was a Spellmason-an artisan who could work magic on stone. But in his day, dark forces conspired against him and his, so he left a spell of protection on his family. Now that Lexi is in danger, the spell has awoken her ancestor's most trusted and fearsome creation: a gargoyle named Stanis. Lexi and Stanis are equally surprised to find themselves bound to each other. But as they learn to work together, they realize that only united can they save the city they both love."--Publisher.

Alchemystic. Book 1

The Spellmason Chronicles

"Alexandra Belarus was an artist stuck working in her New York family's business--until she discovered her true legacy: a deep and ancient magic. Lexi became the last practicing spellmason, with the ability to breathe life into stone"--P. [4] of cover.

Stonecast

While investigating a boatful of dead lawyers on the Hudson River, Simon Canderous, an agent for Manhattan's Department of Extraordinary Affairs, must deal with a dangerous old flame who threatens to make his life a living hell if he doesn't help her out with one last art heist. Original.

Deader Still

Jonathan Maberry

Kevin J. Anderson

Tim Lebbon

Tom Piccirilli

Seanan McGuire

Paul Tremblay

Tim Waggoner

Lucien Soulban

Lucy A. Snyder

Nisi Shawl

Michael West

Damien Angelica Walters

Nick Mamatas

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Brandon Massey

Gary Kloster

Douglas F. Warrick

Gerard Brennan

A.C. Wise

Daniel Robichaud

Laurie Tom

Jason Sizemore

From the editors of Dark Faith, Maurice Broaddus and Jerry Gordon, comes a collection of supernatural crime noir. You think you're safe. What a joke. You don't think about the places you pass every day. The side streets. The alleys. The underbridges. All you'd have to do is take a step to the side. Then you'd know. The streets are filled with shadows.

Streets of Shadows

AN OLD FRIEND OF THE FAMILY… Alexandra Belarus is a struggling artist living in New York City, even though her family is rich in real estate, including a towering Gothic Gramercy Park building built by her great-great-grandfather. But the truth of her bloodline is revealed when she is attacked on the street and saved by an inhumanly powerful winged figure. A figure who knows the Belarus name… Lexi’s great-great-grandfather was a Spellmason—an artisan who could work magic on stone. But in his day, dark forces conspired against him and his, so he left a spell of protection on his family. Now that Lexi is in danger, the spell has awoken her ancestor’s most trusted and fearsome creation: a gargoyle named Stanis. Lexi and Stanis are equally surprised to find themselves bound to each other. But as they learn to work together, they realize that only united can they save the city they both love…

Alchemystic

Lian Hearn

David Dalglish

Mark Lawrence

Anthony Ryan

Django Wexler

John Gwynne

David Alvarez

Shawn Speakman

Carol Berg

Michael J. Sullivan

Joseph R. Lallo

Paul S. Kemp

James Enge

Richard Lee Byers

Jon Sprunk

Cat Rambo

Peter Orullian

Snorri Kristjansson

Laura Resnick

Kenny Soward

Tim Marquitz

J. M. Martin

Jean Rabe

Mark Smylie

Orion Zangara

Arman Akopian

A FANTASY ANTHOLOGY featuring the deadly, the worldly, and the sneaky. Blackguards consists mainly of stories in established series, and the authors range from wildly successful indie authors to New York Times bestsellers. If you enjoy roguish tales of scoundrels and ne'er-do-wells, this one's for you.

Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues

Blackguards

NO STONE UNTURNED… Alexandra Belarus was an artist stuck working in her New York family’s business…until she discovered her true legacy—a deep and ancient magic. Lexi became the last practicing Spellmason, with the power to breathe life into stone. And as her powers awoke, so did her family’s most faithful protector: a gargoyle named Stanis. But when a centuries-old evil threatened her family and her city, Stanis sacrificed himself to save everything Lexi held dear. With Stanis gone, Lexi’s efforts to master Spellmasonry—even with the help of her dedicated friends—are faltering. Hidden forces both watch her and threaten her, and she finds herself suddenly under the mysterious wing of a secret religious society determined to keep magic hidden from the world. But the question of Stanis’s fate haunts her—and as the storm around her grows, so does the fear that she won’t be able to save him in her turn.

Anton Strout

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