The Gumshoe, the Witch, and the Virtual Corpse

In a near-future America on the verge of civil war, a gay detective investigates ritual killings, conspiracies, and what might be black magic.
In the summer of 2045, Atlanta is a city on the verge of panic. A killer is stalking her people, leaving behind eerily beautiful crime scenes painted with occult symbols. Is he an insane artist, carving his work out of flesh and blood? A satanic sorcerer, hoping to bring about the end of days? Or a political operative, trying to terrify the electorate into voting for his party?
A handful of people have the pieces to the puzzle, but they are scattered through the city’s subcultures: A street-smart gay detective hunting for his kidnapped partner. A black cop, trying to use high-tech forensics to solve crimes that seem to be right out of the Middle Ages. A Wiccan journalist who employs search engines and scrying spells with equal skill. A televangelist with an eye on the White House, and the Christian rock star who wants to take him down. A transgender Cherokee shaman trying to right a wrong from the 1800s.
And Benji, the fourteen-year-old boy at the center of it all. Who thinks that his biggest problem is what will happen when his strict Baptist parents find out that his new girlfriend is a witch.
Together, they might be able to stop what’s coming. If they can stay alive long enough to find each other.
- Winner of two Spectrum Awards for LGBT-themed science fiction. -
- A double finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards in the Mystery and Speculative Fiction categories -
•Wisecracking gay PI and his Wiccan partner in a near future high-tech occult science fiction mystery coming-of-age social satire with politics and occasional sex. Read at your own risk.•