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

“An officer showed up to ask Dr. Miles questions, and I…eavesdropped.”


Dane’s grin widened at how uncomfortable Sean looked to admit it.


“He didn’t outright mention whose death, but I’m sure it was Bethany’s. I think she was poisoned.”


“Poison, perfect.” Dane returned his vodka to the shelf before he had more than was wise, even for him. It wasn’t even night yet and he had to deal with all this shit.


“Specifically, the cyanide found in things like cherry stones. Poisoning can cause, among other things, seizures.” Sean stood, caught up in what he was saying, eyes alight. Dane couldn’t look away.“It makes sense: Bethany was poisoned, gets in her car, has a seizure, and crashes. The murderer was probably hoping the crash would have killed her, since that would look least suspicious, but the cyanide would work just as well.”


“And you needed to tell me this why?”


“Damnit, Dane, you want a reason to go after the Cauldwells, right?”


Chapter 37