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Jayne Ann Krentz follows up her highly successful Dreamlight Trilogy - written in collaboration with her two alter egos, Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle - with a brand-new story arc that begins in a secluded coastal town in northern California.

Scargill Cove is the perfect place for Fallon... read more

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Scargill Cove is the perfect place for Fallon Jones, confirmed recluse and investigator of the paranormal. It’s a hot spot, a convergence point for unusually strong currents of energy, which might explain why the town attracts misfits and drifters like moths to a flame. Now someone else has... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Scargill Cove is the perfect place for Fallon Jones, confirmed recluse and investigator of the paranormal. It’s a hot spot, a convergence point for unusually strong currents of energy, which might explain why the town attracts misfits and drifters like moths to a flame. Now someone else has been drawn to the Cove – Isabella Valdez, on the run from some very dangerous men.

When she starts working as Fallon’s assistant, Isabella impresses him by organizing his pathologically chaotic office – and doesn’t bat an eye at the psychic element of his job. She’s a kindred spirit, a sanctuary from a world that considers his talents a form of madness. But after a routine case unearths an antique clock infused with dark energy, Fallon and Isabella are dragged into the secret history of Scargill Cove and forced to fight for their lives, as they unravel a cutthroat conspiracy with roots in the Jones family business…and Isabella’s family tree.

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  • Fallon Jones: Head of Jones & Jones, a paranormal investigation company. An off- the- chart chaos theory-talent.
  • Isabella Valdez: Fallon's assistant and a J&J operative. A high level secret finder-talent and a conceal - talent.
  • Zack Jones: Grand Master of the Arcane Society and Fallon's cousin. An off-the-chart psychometric-talent
  • Raine Jones: Zack's wife, an off the chart clairaudient intuition - talent
  • Tucker Austin: Deceased. Was Fallon's partner. A high end Light -talent.
  • Max Lucan: Owner of Lucan Protection Services, a high end art and antiquities security agency.
  • Julian Garrett: Head of Department A, works for Max Lucan, Isabella's old boss.
  • Norma Spaulding: local Real Estate Agent, Willow Creek
  • Bud Yeager: local, owner of the only gas station and garage.
  • Walker: Scargill Cove's self-appointed night watchman
  • Violet and Patty: locals, owners of the Inn
  • Marge Fuller: Local, proprietor of the Sunshine Cafe
  • Ralph Toomey: local, owner of Toomey's Treasures
  • Ben and Harriet Stokes: locals, owners of the grocery store
  • Oliver and Fran Hitchcock: owners of The Scar, local bar.
  • Henry and Vera Emerson: locals, authors writing under the name of Vera Hastings
  • Dr. Sylvia Tremont: Curator at the Arcane museum in LA
  • Preston Rafanelli: Phd., leading expert on para-weaponry for the Arcane Society
  • The Sentinel: operator of The Iceberg, a website specializing in conspiracy theories. Isabella's grandmother.
  • Mrs. Millicent Bridewell: Trained clockmaker and inventor of clockwork curiosities used as psychic weapons. Lived during the Vicrorian era.
  • Jennifer Austin: Fallon's former fiancee, a spectrum energy-talent, works in the Arcane Labs in LA
  • Adrian Spangler: a member of the Arcane Society, moves in the highest circles.
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  • “J and J is so low profile it doesn't have an image.”
    Isabella Valdez
  • “Human emotions trump Utopian ideals every damn time.”
    Vera Emerson
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  • “What did he say?” Isabella asked. “Nothing. Not one word.” “Probably stunned.” “I outchatted him,” Fallon said proudly.
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  • “No problem,” Fallon said. “I live to bring joy into the lives of others.”
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

  • Scargill Cove: a small town on the northern California coast
  • Sedona: city in Arizona, site of the Arcane Society's Winter Conference

Organizations edit see section history

  • The Arcane Society: organization dedicated to paranormal research.
  • The Seekers: followers of a Charismatic guru named Gordon Lasher. They settled in Scargill Cove and created a commune that was into meditation, self-sufficent eco-living, serious philosophical inquiry and free-love.
  • Nightshade: para-normal group that seeks to overthrow the Arcane Society

First Sentence edit see section history

Paranormal fire burned in the darkness.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue I
Prologue II
39 Untitled Chapters
Includes an excerpt from "Quicksilver" by Amanda Quick

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 3 in Arcane Society: Looking Glass Trilogy. (standard series)

Followed by Quicksilver.

This is book 10 of 13 in Arcane Society. (standard series)

Preceded by Midnight Crystal, and followed by Quicksilver.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Jayne Ann Krentz (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Country: United States
Publication Date: December 28, 2010
ISBN: 0399157026
Page Count: 352

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

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More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Second Sight
  • White Lies
  • Burning Lamp
  • Running Hot
  • The Perfect Poison
  • Dark Light: An Arcane Society Novel
  • Sizzle and Burn
  • Fired Up
  • The Third Circle

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Second Sight
  • White Lies
  • Sizzle and Burn
  • The Third Circle
  • Running Hot
  • The Perfect Poison
  • Fired Up
  • Burning Lamp
  • Midnight Crystal

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