Hot Lead, Cold Iron: A Mick Oberon Job Book 1
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (849 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1781168229 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 315 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ari Marmell is a fantasy and horror writer, with novels and short stories published through Spectra (Random House), Pyr, Wizards of the Coast, and others. He is the author of role-playing game materials for Dungeons & Dragons and the World of Darkness line, as well as the tie-in novel to the hit video game Darksiders. . He lives in Austin, Texas
And Mick's not really welcome in the Seelie Court any more. A mobster's daughter was kidnapped sixteen years ago, replaced with a changeling, and Mick's been hired to find the real child. Mick Oberon may look like just another private detective, but beneath the fedora and the overcoat, he's got pointy ears and he's packing a wand. Oberon's used to solving supernatural crimes, but the latest one's extra weird. Hot Lead, Cold Iron is the first novel in a brand-new fantasy detective series that will appeal to fans of Rivers of London and The Dresden Files Chicago, 1932. The trail's gone cold, but what there is leads Sideways, to the world of the Fae,
I guarantee you'll feel better in no time Take the Dresden files, add a bit of the twenties, shake well and call me in the morning. I guarantee you'll feel better in no time.. Fat old bald GUY said Good beginning. Excellent start to series. Gangsters and magic collide in this fun new urban fantasy! MyBookishWays Mick Oberon is a Chicago PI, but he’s no ordinary PI. His weapon of choice, in fact, is a magic wand (a Luchtaine & Goodfellow Model 1592, specifically), and he has a little magic of his own on top of that. In 1932 Chicago, one run by mobsters and their ilk, a little magic is a nice thing to have, but tussling with them isn’t Oberon’s favorite thing to do. However, his landlord is about to lose the building, and it’s the only place that Oberon has ever felt at home in the human world. Needless to say, he needs cash, fast. So, when the wife of one of Chicago’s major
But to do so, Mick must return to the Otherworld and confront a past he really hoped he’d left behind for good. The author leaves the door wide open for a sequel, and that’s just fine: the book is thoroughly entertaining, and Mick is a likable guy with whom we’d enjoy spending some more time. From Booklist *Starred Review* Mick Oberon, who made his debut in a 2011 short story, makes his first appearance in a full-length novel. Oberon, a private eye in 1930s Chicago, has a secret: he’s