Here’s to a swooping lift-off into clear skies for Unwitch Hunt, the youngest but equally bold and assured sibling to Justin Robinson’s neo-noir pulp monsterverse series: City of Devils, Fifty Feet of Trouble, Wolfman Confidential and A Stitch in Crime.

The first three books in the series focused on hard-boiled (anti-)hero Nick Moss: WWII veteran, Night War survivor, member of the dwindling human cohort, hard-bitten private eye. A Stitch in Crime and Unwitch Hunt ventured beyond Los Angeles, and focused on two important characters seen in earlier entries in the series.

In City of Devils and Fifty Feet of Trouble we encountered Hexene Candlemas, a witch with her own complex story who was very much in Nick’s thoughts before circumstances made them drift apart. Hexene takes center stage in Unwitch Hunt. Those steeped in Hollywood lore will recognize Unwitch Hunt as an inspired transmutation of The Wizard of Oz.

Hexene was part of the most powerful witch coven in Los Angeles. Then her toad died in a mad scientist’s stab at doomsday. Now she’s got nothing. In a last-ditch effort at regaining their powers, her coven journey to the one place that might have answers: La Ciudad de las Brujas. Founded by witches and run according to their ancient laws, Las Brujas is intended as a utopia. Hexene quickly learns that’s not the case as she finds herself facing down the city’s unofficial police force, a mad soft drink magnate, and a full-blown zombie rebellion.

Unwitch Hunt is available as paperback and ebook in the customary places (Amazon, B&N, Kobo) and on our website. If you order from the site, the print version comes accompanied by its digital twin. The now-endemic issues with USPS have unfortunately forced shipping of website print orders via the much more expensive UPS option, which is reflected in the total price. For extra confirmation of your excellent taste in purchasing A Stitch in Crime, here’s the enthusiastic review at Publishers Weekly.

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