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

“That’s why you need Ned to tell you when shit’s happening. This thing with Bethany? We’ve been doing all your work for you. And you’re the one with the business and stipend.”


“Fuck you,” said Dane, standing. “I don’t get any of Crypt Coffee’s profit.”


“Sit down,” said Sean in his best disciplinary voice. Dane sneered but obeyed, and he figured he should stop pressing the man’s buttons. Even if it turned him on a little. “Let’s discuss.”


“Where to go from here,” said Sean.


“Not that. You want me to track down contact info for her family and friends? You’ll want to talk to them to see if they know about how she was growing her plants. I know I’m interested in what they know. Maybe someone wanted to kill her and take over her business. One of them is probably the murderer.”


“I don’t care about that. She. Passed. On.”


Chapter 16