Dead Man’s Hand
Dead Man’s Hand by James J. Butcher is a reissue published by Penguin on September 5, 2023, featuring 384 pages in English. This debut novel presents an urban fantasy set in Boston, where the ordinary and the paranormal coexist. The story follows Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby, a young man who, after failing the Auditor training program, finds himself embroiled in a murder investigation involving his former mentor, a powerful witch. As the prime suspect, Grimsby must navigate a world filled with magical elites and uncover the truth behind the murder.
Readers will discover a narrative that blends action and adventure with elements of fantasy, as Grimsby teams up with a legendary figure known as the Huntsman and a mysterious entity from Elsewhere. The plot unfolds against a backdrop of a divided society, where the Auditors wield significant power, and Grimsby must prove his innocence while evading those who seek to apprehend him. This edition invites readers into a richly imagined world where the stakes are high, and survival hinges on unraveling a complex web of intrigue.
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In the tradition of his renowned father, James J. Butcher’s debut novel is a brilliant urban fantasy about a young man who must throw out the magical rule book to solve the murder of his former mentor.
On the streets of Boston, the world is divided into the ordinary Usuals, and the paranormal Unorthodox. And in the Department of Unorthodox Affairs, the Auditors are the magical elite, government-sanctioned witches with spells at their command and all the power and prestige that comes with it. Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby is…not one of those witches.
After flunking out of the Auditor training program and being dismissed as “not Department material,” Grimsby tried to resign himself to life as a mediocre witch. But he can’t help hoping he’ll somehow, someway, get another chance to prove his skill. That opportunity comes with a price when his former mentor, aka the most dangerous witch alive, is murdered down the street from where he works, and Grimsby is the Auditors’ number one suspect.
Proving his innocence will require more than a little legwork, and after forming a strange alliance with the retired legend known as the Huntsman and a mysterious being from Elsewhere, Grimsby is abruptly thrown into a life of adventure, whether he wants it or not. Now all he has to do is find the real killer, avoid the Auditors on his trail, and most importantly, stay alive.
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