{"product_id":"supernatural-crimes-unit-nypd-the-thin-blue-ley-line-9798212913973","title":"Supernatural Crimes Unit: NYPD: The Thin Blue Ley-Line","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Keith R.A. DeCandido comes a paranormal mystery of epic proportions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Detective Domenica Kiernan solved the murder of a mayor's aide--killed by a vampire--she never imagined she'd find herself at the vanguard of the NYPD's latest special squad: the Supernatural Crimes Unit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTasked with closing cases involving magic and monsters, the SCU has dealt with a shape-changing domovoy committing assault in Chelsea, the murder of a kappa on City Island, a thieving Taotie in Chinatown--and their latest: two murder victims whose corpses have been liquefied by a powerful spell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKiernan and the rest of the SCU must find the connection between the two victims and figure out who cast the spell that destroyed the corpses. Soon, their investigation leads to a malevolent magic-user who yearns for limitless power, whose plans go far beyond disposing of dead bodies. He'll stop at nothing to achieve his goals--including kidnapping Bobby, Kiernan's ten-year-old son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe SCU has no choice: They must go rogue to find Bobby and stop the wizard before he unleashes hell on Earth!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeCandido, Keith R. a.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeith R.A. DeCandido\u003c\/strong\u003e (www.DeCandido.net) is the \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLocus\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of more than sixty novels, more than one hundred works of short fiction, more than seventy comic books, and more nonfiction than he's comfortable counting. His work in the media tie-in field has earned him a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers and covered more than thirty different licensed universes, including TV shows (\u003cem\u003eStar Trek: The Klingon Art of War\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSupernatural: Nevermore\u003c\/em\u003e), movies (\u003cem\u003eAlien: Isolation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCars: Rust Bucket Derby\u003c\/em\u003e), games (\u003cem\u003eResident Evil: Infinite Darkness--The Beginning\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWorld of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred\u003c\/em\u003e), comic books (\u003cem\u003eSpider-Man: Down These Mean Streets\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThor: Dueling with Giants\u003c\/em\u003e), and literary characters (\u003cem\u003eSherlock Holmes: Cases by Candlelight\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJoe Ledger: Unstoppable\u003c\/em\u003e). In addition, Keith has written extensively in worlds of his own creation, including other fantastical police procedurals in the fictional locales of Cliff's End (\u003cem\u003eDragon Precinct\u003c\/em\u003e and its sequels, the latest of which is \u003cem\u003ePhoenix Precinct\u003c\/em\u003e) and Super City (a novel and several shorter works featuring the Super City Police Department) and urban fantasy in New York City (the Adventures of Bram Gold, including \u003cem\u003eA Furnace Sealed\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFeat of Clay\u003c\/em\u003e) and Key West (two short-story collections starring Cassie Zukav, weirdness magnet). He also writes about pop culture for a variety of places, most prolifically on the awardwinning web site \u003cem\u003eReactor Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e (formerly Tor.com). A veteran editor and anthologist, Keith recently co-edited \u003cem\u003eDouble Trouble: An Anthology of Two-Fisted Team-Ups\u003c\/em\u003e (with Jonathan Maberry) and \u003cem\u003eThe Four of the Apocalypse\u003c\/em\u003e (with Wrenn Simms). Keith is also a professional musician (currently with the parody band, Boogie Knights), a dedicated New York Yankee fan (he sometimes does editorial work for the Society of American Baseball Research), and a fourth-degree black belt in karate (he not only trains, but regularly teaches children and adults). He lives in the Bronx with his wife and two unusually friendly black cats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676270887186,"sku":"9798212913973","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_31f4843f-43c5-4ce3-b256-20f240028e80.jpg?v=1761051364","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/supernatural-crimes-unit-nypd-the-thin-blue-ley-line-9798212913973","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}