DEATH BY DARK MAGICAs soon as I get over my ex, her father hacks her mother apart with a sword.She hires me to prove dark magic was involved. Hey, it’s what I do as a paranormal investigator, so I get why she thinks I can help.But my secretary, Esther, a ghost from the 1920s flapper era, and Kelly Chan, my magically engineered protector, are dead-set against me getting involved. With all the … getting involved. With all the deadly magic flying around, they may have a point.
Because the sad truth is, I don’t have any magic of my own.
Don’t miss any of the action-packed Jonathan Shade urban fantasy thrillers:
Modern Sorcery
Acheron Highway
Dragon Gate
Anubis Nights
Sunset Specters
Wizard’s Nocturne
Razor Dreams
Vertigo Effect
Club Eternity
Timeless Gods
or the holiday story, Spirited Christmas.
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Modern Sorcery (Jonathan Shade #1) by Gary Jonas is a fun, fast, humorous fantasy that I loved from page one. It has ghosts, wizards, an evil spirit, other entities, action, adventure, lots of fighting, humor, and a touch of romance, and did I mention humor? This book has the hero, a PI, non-magical, but works with magic folk. He reminds me of Harry Dresden in some ways. His partner, although a women, reminds me of Sandman Slim in some ways. What a pair! There is a murder of his ex-flames parents and she wants it solved although it on tape and witnessed. But all is not as it appears. Not a page goes by that isn’t action packed and humorous. Our hero also has a resident ghost from the 20’s, a cute flapper, she is my favorite. Love this story. Starting book 2 next! The poor reviews must come from people that don’t read fantasy because this is what fantasy is all about!
This review is for the audio book.
I really enjoyed this book. I was a little bit reluctant about listening to this book because the blurb sounded a bit gruesome – a husband armed with a sword hacks apart his wife – but I fancied a change from my normal type of book and the reviews made it sound interesting so I gave it ago. So glad I did, even though there is a high body count in this book its not gone into detail and they occurred during battle so straight into the next fight, again of which there is a lot, best yet no tears from me the cry baby. I really liked the characters, especially the strong take no prisoners females Ester the ghost and Kelly the engineered assassin. The story flows nicely from one mess or fight to the next and keeps you hooked wondering what is going to happen next. I have downloaded the next book to continue the adventure.
Jonathan shade is hired by the girl who got away, when her father kills her mother in a busy grocery store. Jonathan doesn’t want to take the case or knows what she wants him to prove with it all captured on the security camera but Jonathan can’t say no to Naomi, he never could. Just when he is about to explain it is an open and shut case they are attacked and things get a lot more complicated. Fearing for her life Jonathan takes Naomi to his best friend and partner in the detective agency, Kelly for protection. Joined by there ghostly secretary Ester the three of them must keep Naomi alive if they stand any chance of working out what is going on. Ester hates Naomi for breaking his heart and Kelly hates wizards so this is going to be no picnic. Then throw in assassins that feel no pain and a ghost that can possess anyone he likes and is help bent on coming back from the dead more.powerful than before and Jonathan’s world is about to get very complicated.
I liked the narrator, he did some really good voices for the characters.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
Always on the edge. Exciting and thrilling
It was fast paced and entertaining. It had good dialog and the main characters were endearing even though I didn’t know how they got together as there were references to something that occurred in a previous book and I was unaware that there was a previous book.