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

“You have no idea how envious I am,” said Ned.


Sean looked over. The ghost moved across the Lair and stopped a few feet away from them, hovering several inches above the floor so Ned was about the same height as Dane. Sean could almost believe he was really standing there, if it wasn’t for the fact that for as solid as Ned looked, Sean’s brain still felt like he was seeing through him.


“Burgers,” said Dane at Sean’s confused expression.


“That crap smells wonderful,” said Ned. He folded his arms as Dane ate more obviously. “And fuck you.”


“What to you is cheap frozen food is something I wish I’d been around to taste,” said Ned, focusing his attention on Sean. It clicked.


“What’re you here for, Ned?” asked Dane.


“Met a guy in passing who said you shot him.”


Chapter 67