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Hard Spell

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Hard Spell

Stan Markowski is a Detective Sergeant on the Scranton PD's Supernatural Crimes Investigation Unit.

Like the rest of America, Scranton's got an uneasy 'live and let unlive' relationship with the supernatural. But when a vamp puts the bite on an unwilling victim, or some witch casts the wrong kind of spell, that's when they call Markowski. He carries a badge. Also, a crucifix, some wooden stakes, a big vial of holy water, and a 9mm Beretta loaded with silver bullets.

File Under: Urban Fantasy [ Dial V For Vampire | Forbidden Spells | Bite Club | Scranton By Night ]

Reviewer: Sharon

Review: Aug 14, 2011

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Genre(s): Science Fiction

Hard Spell by Justin Gustainis is the first book in a new series that mixes urban fantasy with a hard-boiled noir detective tone set in a world where America (and Scranton's) got an uneasy "live and let unlive" relationship with the supernatural. The city of Scranton actually attracts more supernatural elements than most cities so Detective Sergeant Stan Markowski on the Scranton PD's Supernatural Crimes Inve

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