The Lure

Stillwaters Runs Deep, Book Two

Betrayal’s stench burned vengeance in Larry's mind like tattoos etched in acid. Welcome to Vancouver: one dead mayor, revengeful Biker, enigmatic Shamans, and one very angry witch. Come visit us soon. Ever go out for the evening and not remember what you did? What if there was a bar where spirits can enter your inebriated body and use it until you sober up? Well such a bar exists in Stanley Park, where the city's mayor has been murdered, his family missing, a dangerous witch has been released from her centuries-old imprisonment and an intriguing and extraordinary shaman shows up, only to vanish after leaving cryptic clues. So begins Detective Carol Ainsworth's first case.

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