Dane's a Decrypter down on his luck -- after accidentally dispatching the wrong creature, he's sent to a small town where the cryptids he hunts are sparse. Crypt Coffee becomes his business front, but instead of a thrilling new mission on the side, he's stuck sending ghosts back to where they came from. Dane can annoy customers, at least, and tries to scare off Professor Sean Sanderson when he starts poking around too much.<br><br>But Sean isn’t about to stay away. Not when he hears about the murder of a former student, and definitely not if young, exciting Dane has information about it. But the more he allows himself to get dragged into this supernatural world of monsters and ghosts, the more the danger escalates. And if Sean and Dane aren’t careful, tracking down a murderer who can use magic might just get them killed.

Bad Seed

Sean didn’t scream, but he did drop his empty cup when she grabbed him by the throat and hauled him off his feet. He saw stars as she slammed him up against a pine tree. Needles showered down around him, passing through her, and Eliza opened her mouth to draw in that energy-sucking breath again. It was then Sean realized he was going to die.


“Fuck off,” shouted Dane, suddenly there and swinging the shiniest machete Sean had ever seen.


Eliza’s ghostly form fled the skeleton an instant before the blade struck, showering Sean with bones. He gasped, freed.


“Fucking ghosts always pulling shit in daylight.”


Sean mouthed thanks at Dane, hands at his throat, but the man wasn’t looking at him. Over his shoulder the other ghost hovered, observing solemnly.


“The fuck did she go, Ned?” asked Dane.


“I’m having difficulties at the moment.”


Chapter 7