A forty-year-old murder. A magical conspiracy. And secrets that could destroy everything Sofia loves.Detective Sofia Vega thought she'd seen it all. Then a cold case from 1983 landed on her desk.
Elena Vasquez was twenty-eight when she died in Lincoln Park, her body bearing the unmistakable marks of corrupted fire magic. The police called it unsolved. The magical community called it tragic. Sofia's Fire Amulet calls it murder.
As the Chicago PD's first liaison to the supernatural world, Sofia has built her career on bridging two communities that would rather pretend the other doesn't exist. But investigating Elena's death means confronting truths her own grandmother has buried for decades. It means discovering that her family's legacy is darker than she ever imagined. And it means accepting that the killer is still out there, still powerful, still hunting.
Because Elena wasn't the only victim.
Hidden beneath forty years of carefully maintained silence, Sofia uncovers a pattern of ritual murders targeting practitioners across all magical traditions. Water specialists. Earth mages. Air researchers. All killed with the same corrupted fire magic. All connected to a sinister group known as The Purifiers, who believe magical bloodlines must be kept "pure" at any cost.
Now the disappearances are starting again.
With her partner Detective Jack James, technomancer Miguel, and an uneasy alliance of magical courts, Sofia races to expose a conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of both magical and mundane power. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous her investigation becomes. Someone with influence in the police department is watching her every move. La Luna's Unseen Council is blocking her access to crucial files. And her grandmother's warnings grow more desperate with each passing day.
The past refuses to stay buried. And in Chicago's magical underground, old fires never truly die.
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Elena Vasquez was twenty-eight when she died in Lincoln Park, her body bearing the unmistakable marks of corrupted fire magic. The police called it unsolved. The magical community called it tragic. Sofia's Fire Amulet calls it murder.
As the Chicago PD's first liaison to the supernatural world, Sofia has built her career on bridging two communities that would rather pretend the other doesn't exist. But investigating Elena's death means confronting truths her own grandmother has buried for decades. It means discovering that her family's legacy is darker than she ever imagined. And it means accepting that the killer is still out there, still powerful, still hunting.
Because Elena wasn't the only victim.
Hidden beneath forty years of carefully maintained silence, Sofia uncovers a pattern of ritual murders targeting practitioners across all magical traditions. Water specialists. Earth mages. Air researchers. All killed with the same corrupted fire magic. All connected to a sinister group known as The Purifiers, who believe magical bloodlines must be kept "pure" at any cost.
Now the disappearances are starting again.
With her partner Detective Jack James, technomancer Miguel, and an uneasy alliance of magical courts, Sofia races to expose a conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of both magical and mundane power. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous her investigation becomes. Someone with influence in the police department is watching her every move. La Luna's Unseen Council is blocking her access to crucial files. And her grandmother's warnings grow more desperate with each passing day.
The past refuses to stay buried. And in Chicago's magical underground, old fires never truly die.
Perfect for fans of:
- Urban fantasy with deep lore and complex world-building
Detective stories with a supernatural twist
Strong Latina protagonists
Found family dynamics
Magic systems grounded in cultural traditions
Series that get better with each book
Genre: Urban Fantasy