Police procedural with a twist

Magic doesn’t solve cases, but it causes problems. It is also used to good effect in riot response.

A little weak on the mystery. I would have liked to see them handle a few easy cases while solving the murder and dealing with the riot.

Some of the racial and historical issues felt off. Like an outsider’s view of New York. Maybe it was the mention of a nuclear strike on California, yet there didn’t seem to be any real effects other than movies no longer being based out of Hollywood. A weakness in world-building.

I enjoyed this, but it’s not great. A bit overtly sexual, which is normal for this author.

The prose is clean and the grammar is good. Graphic sex, some violence, graphic murder scenes, and a touch foul language.

I buy his books as soon as they are released. It will be interesting to see how he develops this world. ( )