City of Villains-City of Villains, Book 1

In this dark, gritty YA series, high school senior Mary Elizabeth Heart juggles her role as a police intern and her curiosity about a city teetering on the edge of chaos and magic. When a powerful businessman's daughter goes missing, Mary Elizabeth uncovers a web of secrets involving mythical creatures, hidden magic, and long-standing tensions between the city's elite and its forgotten past. As she delves deeper into the mystery, she finds herself at the center of a battle between those seeking to restore magic and those fighting to keep it buried.