"There’s Dangerous Business afoot, and it’s about to land right outside Chloe Mayfield’s front door.
A wizened wizard with tales of slumbering gods and secrets no longer safe. Two gardeners are in need of rescue, pursued by ghostly wraiths who threaten more than just their lives.
Dark forces threaten the whole of New England, and while Chloe is no stranger to danger, she’s never tackled anything like this before.
Woodwind songs ripe with elven melody carry rumors of a broken fellowship in need of mending, and stories of a lone ring, forged in fire atop a summit’s peak, destined to bring ruin to them all.
An exciting addition to the best-selling Blue Moon Investigations written by Steven Higgs, fans of the series will be overjoyed to see familiar characters as well as to meet a few new ones in this thrilling spin-off series."
"Surely not everybody was kung fu fighting…
Chloe Mayfield is rebuilding – her love life, her career, and most importantly, Blue Moon Division, the only branch in the entire Boston Police Department tasked with investigating the paranormal.
Having brought about an end to the war with the United Fairy Commonwealth, she’s earned herself a bit of breathing room with the upper brass, and she intends to make the most of it. The last thing she wants is a body dropped on her literal doorstep.
Unfortunately, when it comes to dealing with the city’s ghosts, goblins, and vampires, she’s starting to learn you can’t always get what you want.
The Silk Road stretches from the Boston harbor into the heart of downtown, and as her investigation reveals more bodies, she’s forced to confront the possibility that a vampire might be stalking the streets of Chinatown. A lord of eternal night hailing from the land of the rising sun.
Of course, everyone knows vampires aren’t real. And even if they were, they certainly wouldn’t know Kung Fu.
Would they?
She’d best get ready to find out."
"The paranormal? It's all nonsense, but proving it might get her killed.
Chloe Mayfield has found herself in some tight spots before, but a full-on war? That’s new territory for her.
Branded a terrorist and enemy of the United Fairy Commonwealth, she’s under fire from every direction, and there is no shortage of people eager to take advantage of the chaos, including a murderer who stalks the streets of Boston, killing in the name of Blue Moon.
It’s up to Chloe to restore order to her city, and if she can’t do it soon, then she’ll have no choice but to offer up her unconditional surrender. But how can you negotiate a cease fire with a nation that doesn’t actually exist?"
"Growing up in Boston, Chloe Mayfield has always felt a special affinity for the ocean. The salt-filled breezes, fresh lobster from the bay, and familiar songs of the sailors maneuvering their ships in and out of the harbor are just a few of the things she loves.
Dead knights washing up on the shoreline? Not so much.
When a figure dressed like he’s from Arthurian England winds up in the city morgue, Chloe sets out to investigate. Soon she hears rumors telling of a very special sword reported to be in the city. The mighty Excalibur has reached New England, and there is no shortage of people willing to kill to obtain it. One in particular is keeping her awake at night. Chloe had better buckle up and buckle down, because all sources seem to agree: Merlin is coming to Boston."
"If the world of supernatural creatures is just a bunch of hokum, why does Boston PD have their own paranormal division?
The Sisters of Salem are in disarray, their coven leader murdered and left to be found. The case has already been closed; the death attributed to the headless horseman’s reign of terror. But was he really to blame?
Sergeant Chloe Mayfield doesn’t think so, but her one cop mission to find the real killer clashes with her orders and she’s already on shaky ground with the higher-ups. All they need is one good reason and she’s out of a job.
Nevertheless, she feels responsible – Chloe should have spotted the clues and been able to prevent the coven leader’s death. Shouldn’t she?
Right or wrong, there is a sinister force at work in Boston’s seedy underbelly and Chloe is the only cop in town trying to prevent the next murder.
She’ll figure it out, be sure of that, but as she gets closer to the truth, will she discover it was always a trap?"
"The Headless Horseman. Everyone knows the legend. That’s all it is, right?
When a third headless victim is found on Boston’s streets, Chloe Mayfield is tasked with finding the person behind the crime spree – no one else wants a case this weird. It would be easy to dismiss the murders as nothing more than the random acts of a madman with a cosplay fetish, but when her investigations lead her to the morgue, she comes face to face with an apparition she cannot explain.
Throw in the stalker-like attentions of a deranged clown, dangerous interactions with the Salem witches, and an enemy within her own police department who intends to see her fail, and Chloe is in for an uphill battle. Not only to solve the case but to get through it alive.
Mess this up and she’s either out of a job, dead, or both."
"No boyfriend, no career, no f**ks given.
Thieves have broken into the Federal Reserve and made off with millions in gold. The catch? They were dressed like leprechauns, and by all accounts, used magic to do it.
Cue up a fresh case for Sergeant Chloe Mayfield, but if she thought the last one was fraught with danger, she’s going to have to redefine her terminology. If it were not bad enough that she has to negotiate rogue gunmen, sword-wielding mercenaries, and a famous monster hunter, she has enemies within Boston PD to contend with, at least one of whom thinks their life would be easier if she were dead.
Worse yet, the vicious leprechauns she must investigate are determined to keep their newfound gold, no matter who gets in their way. Not out of greed, but because they have something far more sinister planned, and the gold heist was just the first step.
Chloe doesn’t know it yet, but the fate of the city and its residents are on the line. If she doesn’t figure things out in time, the results could be catastrophic."
"A coven of witches bent on murder, a cult of hidden figures raising a leviathan to smite the city … sounds like a regular Wednesday morning for Boston PD’s supernatural division.
Chloe Mayfield is a career cop, but when a high-profile bust goes spectacularly wrong, she finds herself assigned to the losers in Blue Moon …
… and discovers a world she never knew existed.
Tasked to investigate a drowning far from water in a high-rise building, the symbol carved into the victim’s chest defies explanation. Until she begins to pry, and a coven of witches show up with a threat to stay out of their business.
With a wise-cracking dwarf and a senior-citizen claiming to be a descendent of Joan of Arc at her side, she’ll need to uncover the truth and stop the killer. And she’d better do it soon, because the tides are rising, and one single misstep is all it will take to leave the city, not to mention her career, in ruins."
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