Dead Man's Hand

In James J. Butcher’s debut urban fantasy, young Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby finds himself at the center of a murder investigation after his former mentor, a formidable witch, is killed near his workplace. With his dreams of becoming an Auditor shattered, Grimsby is thrust into a race against time to clear his name, teaming up with a legendary retired witch and a mysterious entity from Elsewhere. As he navigates the dangers of Boston’s magical underworld, Grimsby must outsmart the Auditors and uncover the truth to survive in a world that has deemed him “not Department material.”