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Description edit
IT'S A THIN LINE BETWEEN ALIVE AND UNDEAD.
Chess Putnam has a lot on her plate. Mangled human corpses have started to show up on the streets of Downside, and Chess's bosses at the Church of Real Truth have ordered her to team up with the ultra-powerful Black Squad agency to crack the... read more
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Characters edit
- Chess Putnam: aka Cesaria; Witch who works for the Church as a debunker, drug addict. Was secretly involved with Lex but has feelings for Terrible.
- Terrible: Bump's right hand man, his first line of defense, enforcer. Was friends with Chess until he felt betrayed by her.
- Lex: Enforcer for Slobag, his father, was Chess' lover and drug supplier, calls her "Tulip."
- Lauren Abrams: Member of the Black Squad. Her father is a Grand Elder. She's working with Chess on a case.
- Dana Wright: Debunker
- Madame Lupita: aka Irene Lowe; Ran illegal séances until she was caught by Chess. Scheduled for execution.
- The Lamaru: An evil magic sect
- Bump: Drug lord who Terrible works for.
- Edsel: Owns a booth in the Market and friend of Chess.
- Eric Van Helm: Add a description of this character.
- Arthur Maguinness: Potion seller in the Market
- Elder Griffin: Highest church official in Triumph.
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First Sentence edit
The guillotine waited for them, its blackened wood dark and threatening against the naked cement walls of the Execution Room.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 32
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 8 in Downside Ghosts. (standard series)
Preceded by Unholy Magic, and followed by Sacrificial Magic.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Stacia Kane (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Del Rey
Country: USA
Publication Date: July 27, 2010
ISBN: 978-0345515599
Page Count: 416
Publisher: Del Rey
Country: USA
Publication Date: July 27, 2010
ISBN: 978-0345515599
Page Count: 416
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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- Stacia Kane: Author's website
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