Reviewed by Tammy
TITLE: Scarecrows and Devils
SERIES: Tales From The 77th Precinct
AUTHOR: T.A. Chase
PUBLISHER: Amber Quill Press
LENGTH: 32,000 words
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Ace Castle, detective in the Detroit Homicide Unit, works in the paranormal division known as the 77th Precinct. He and his partner deal with the weird, odd, and downright strange cases popping up in the city. Ace has been doing the unusual work since he started at the DPD, and since then, he has learned that the monsters children swear are under their beds just might really be there.
Now, when a girl is murdered in the city, it’s up to Ace and his partner to find the killer along with his motive for ending her life. Yet Ace soon discovers the victim was no ordinary human, but an Undine, and he’s pretty sure her killer is also one of those aforementioned monsters.
Finding a murderer is hard enough without constant interference from demon lords and fallen angels, so when Dulles, a fallen angel Ace has known for years, is determined to make Ace fall in love with him, his job soon becomes twice as difficult…
REVIEW:
Ace Castle has been a detective with the paranormal division for what feels like forever and he’s been assigned yet another partner. He and his partner get the call to a new murder, this is not your ordinary murder victim, this happens to be an Undine. Undine’s are few but they’re powerful water paranormals so Ace knows that the person who killed this unfortunate girl has to be either an incredibly strong human or a paranormal.
Ace has known Dulles for about ten years and he’s been falling in love with him for the same amount of time. Dulles is a fallen angel but, what Ace doesn’t know is that Detroit and the surrounding areas are all his to control and take care of. When Dulles hears about the Undines’ death he knows who to call the King of the Undine tells him that his daughter is missing which starts an intense investigation with not only Ace and his partner but with Dulles and Uriah, a demon who happens to be a member of the paranormal council who is known as the devil. Whilst the investigation is ongoing Ace tries very hard to stay away from Dulles because as far as he’s concerned he’s not relationship, partner or anything material! Dulles has decided that the time is right to claim Ace as his mate, he’s known Ace was his mate the moment they met ten years ago and he’s tired of waiting and watching as Ace spends every night at a bar getting drunk and getting off with total strangers.
During the investigation it’s discovered that the Siren, a pearl that is entrusted to the king when he is crowned. The Siren is the largest natural pearl in the world and because it’s always in close proximity to the royal family it has been continually siphoning off and absorbing their power until it’s now like the Holy Grail. It’s obvious someone with a lot of strong magic has stolen the Siren but why? It’ll kill anyone who is not the King of the Undine if they lay a finger on it. And, who is magically strong enough to mask the Siren’s energy?
Scarecrows and Devils is a very well written paranormal mystery/romance short story with some unexpected twists and turns to keep you interested! You have to read it to find out who is behind the death and why they did it! I guarantee you won’t guess who it is. I have no hesitation in recommending this book to all mystery/romance lovers.
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