Books tagged: magic and crime

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Sacrifice of An Angel    by Tasha-and-Sophie Duncan
Price: $2.99 USD. 126960 words. Published by Wittegen Press on May 30, 2011. .

The body of a girl in a ceremonial robe is found sprawled on a playground roundabout, her throat brutally ripped out. Is it a ritualistic, magical murder or a setup to distract from the real killer? That is the question that faces Theo and Remy Haward, detectives in the Sorcerous Crimes Task Force (SeCT), when they are called to the scene.
Tales of Finnegus Boggs--Billy and Tyron    by J. Cafesin
Price: $0.99 USD. 8800 words. Published on July 18, 2011. .

Ferrari Testarossa is his 'lamp.' Finnegus Boggs was a Somalian warrior, an Egyptian scribe, a Cambridge professor. Now, he's a doctor, and never in his over 5,000 yrs was he forced from his lamp at gunpoint. Billy demanded the doc fix his dying friend, but the genie knew sealing the hole in Tyron meant more than stitching his wound. Guiding both boys to do the right thing would take magic...
Pretty Witches All in a Row    by Lisa Olsen
Price: $3.99 USD. 91110 words. Published on October 2, 2011. .

Someone is picking off a coven of witches. Nick must cast aside his disbelief and delve into the world of the supernatural to solve the case. On hand to help is Annaliese, a member of the coven who claims to have had a prophetic dream at the exact time of each victim’s death, offering clues to the identity of the killer. Is religious mania the motive for murder, or is it something more personal?
The Diablo Ouija    by Sophie Duncan
Price: Free! 11570 words. Published by Wittegen Press on October 31, 2011. .

Theo and Remy Haward are drawn into a ghostly murder investigation on Hallowe'en when The Diablo Ouija, a dangerous magical item, is stolen from the SeCT evidence store. Theo turns to his old mentor, retired DCI Swanson, for more information about the one-time tool of serial killer, Raymond Holiday, and discovers Swanson has been keeping a secret about the deadly spirit board.
Questioner's Shadow    by Mark Fassett
Price: $4.99 USD. 79180 words. Published on December 31, 2011. .

Running from an Empire he once served, Lord Questioner Petyr Ocyna discovers the mutilated body of a young woman in the forest, not far from a strange barrier known as the Fringe. Petyr chooses to risk a possible trip to the gallows in order to discover the killer. But what he uncovers in the small town of Dunsriver might doom not only himself, but the Empire he's still trying to serve.
Unveiling the Secrets of Magic and Magicians    by Mohammad Amin Sheikho
Price: Free! 122500 words. Published by amin-sheikho.com  on April 23, 2012. .

How terrible are the words that issued from the mouths of those deceivers from amongst the jews, who used false statements to insert intrigue into the books of Islam. Their words about the possible use of magic to bewitch the most honorable one of all creation, Mohammad (cpth), are nothing more than mere lies.
Perfect Trouble    by A.M. Burns
Price: $3.99 USD. 58160 words. Published on June 22, 2012. .

When Connor Wildman opens a portal to another world in his closet, Ethan Samuel Peters is called in to find the young man. With his trusty werewolf partner, Dusty, at his side, Ethan enters the portal and finds himself in the realm of Fairie. The realm beyond the portal is in chaos due to Connor’s unauthorized visit.
A Maid in Bedlam    by Katherine Lampe
Price: $2.99 USD. 143330 words. Published on August 10, 2012. .

When Caitlin's husband falls under the sway of an old enemy, she must risk everything to save his soul and see justice done. Third in the Caitlin Ross series.
God's Will Be Death    by Hugh Werister
Price: $3.99 USD. 53580 words. Published by Aguilar Press  on November 21, 2012. .

Cognitive scientist John Paulus, inspired by a Spanish short story, practices magical conjurations in order to bring about the death of his wife, Claire. After Claire dies in a house fire set by someone else, Paulus is convicted of murder. Paulus’s pact with the devil, as told through tabloid releases, provides a black-humour framework to this otherwise stark tale of a miscarriage of justice.
The Path to Darkness Volume 4 Three Tales of the Macabre    by R.M. Putnam
Price: $0.99 USD. 17390 words. Published on January 17, 2013. .

The Path to Darkness Volume 4 Three Tales of the Macabre: To read on a rainy day… when the sky is dark and a downpour crashes against the earth. Magic and mayhem cross paths with customers of Voodoo Doughnut. Serial killers, thieves and serious magic will have you transfixed as you turn each page.