Sacrificial Magic

Reading, writing, and raising the dead When Chess Putnam is ordered by an infamous crime bosswho also happens to be her drug dealerto use her powers as a witch to solve a grisly murder involving dark magic, she knows she must rise to the challenge. Adding to the intensity, her boyfriend, Terrible, doesnt trust her, and Lex, the son of a rival crime lord, is trying to reignite the old sparks between them. Plus, theres the little matter of Chess real job as a ghost hunter for the Church of Real Truth. Shesinvestigating reports of a haunting at a school in the heart of Downside, where someone seems to be taking a crash course in summoning the deadand if Chess doesnt watch her back, she may soon be joining their ranks. As Chess is drawn into a shadowy world of twisted secrets and dark violence, it soon becomes clear that shes not going to emerge from its depths without making the ultimate sacrifice.