Shadows Inquiries book 2
Sylvie is back from vacation, and all she wants out of life right now is for the Magicus Mundi to leave her alone for a bit. No dead things, no mayhem, no life-and-death struggles. Just because Sylvie managed to take some time off doesn't mean that the Magicus Mundi has to follow her example, though, and it's been piling things up on her doorstep while she was away. Read more
Book 2 in the Shadows Inquiries series
Chapter one
Taking It Easy
Just before 2 p.m., South Beach traffic was as slow as it ever got. The sidewalks were white-hot under the June sun, and the only people walking about were red-shouldered, red-nosed tourists going puffy in the heat. The glass storefronts gave back reflections of sunlight, and the palm fronds shivered, seeking a breeze. Read more
The Unreal World: Magicus Mundi
"Is that what you want?" he asked, holding her gaze.
"I asked, didn't I?" she said. Hope and disbelief warred in her, came out as bad temper. "And I don't mean a zombie, dead flesh animated and forced to feign a life that it can barely recall. Don't give me any Star Trek Prime Directive objections either … that you're not allowed to interfere. You claim to be a god. Put up or shut up. Can you do it?" Read more
Tall, Dark … Crazy
Sylvie fumbled to a seat on the stairs. She had never seen a sorcerer so strong—she refused to contemplate the other. "Help?" she echoed.
"I need you to find my lover," Dunne said. Read more
Closing up Shop: the Real World
Sylvie Lightner studied her coffeemaker with a weary and contemplative eye, trying to decide if she should dump the carafe and pack the machine now, or keep the caffeine until the very last moment. Maybe she could just leave it behind, along with everything else: her obligations, her pride, her pain. Just walk away from it, and pretend it wouldn't follow. Read more
The world of Lane Robins' urban fantasy series Shadows Inquiries (written under the psuedonym of Lyn Benedict) is much like our own, with one twist. The things that go bump in the night are real. Werewolves stalk the Everglades, legends hide in modern form, and even the old gods may occasionally make an appearance.
Sometimes Sylvie Lightner wishes she had never heard of the Magicus Mundi, the supernatural world that surrounds us every day. It's almost more than one unlicensed private invesigator can handle.
