Synopsis

DEATH MAGIC opens with Special Agent Lily Yu in Washington, D.C. with her fiancE—lupi prince Rule Turner—to testify before a Senate subcommittee about her role in the magical collapse of a mountain last month. She is not there to tell them about the strange legacy she carries from that event—or about the arcane bond between her and Rule--or what her boss in Unit Twelve of the FBI's Magical Crimes Division is really up to. She sure won't tell them that the lupi are at war with an Old One who wants to remake humanity in her own image.

Lily is managing the conflict between her duty as an officer of the law and the need for secrecy pretty well... until the rabidly anti-magic senator who chairs that committee is murdered. The line between right and wrong, always so clear to her, becomes hopelessly blurred as events catapult them all towards disaster, and prophecies of a cataclysmic end to the country she loves and serves--and to the entire race of lupi—seem well on their way to being fulfilled.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Choko on April 19, 2019

*** 3.44 *** The war has began and sides have to organize and establish their forces. The one side is the side of the Great Bitch and the other is trying to get organized under a Shadow or Ghost Unit, lead by Ruben. Things are not going well for Lily, since she wants to stay on the side of the law,......more

Goodreads review by Jilly on December 08, 2016

Not quite as good as the previous book, but still really solid. The characters are what make this series. Yes, there is plenty of bloodshed, mystery, dark magic, and war, but it is still a character-driven series. A new favorite of mine is Fagin, and older, intellectual, eccentric teacher who has the......more

Goodreads review by edge of bubble on December 08, 2016

Shit hits the fan. Plot was nicely done as always. It got even more complicated. That's all I'm saying about the plot. Oh, and after that ending of the last book, we sure are left high and dry! Let's get to the characters. Lily was the rock *mostly, somewhat* in this installment if you can believe! A......more

Goodreads review by Jen on June 15, 2016

I struggled a little with this installment. It’s not bad. There is a lot happening to advance the main story arc. The problem I had was with a noticable lack of feels. The last few books really struck a fantastic balance between action and its character focus. This time around, I really missed the c......more

Goodreads review by Marsha on November 16, 2011

I read or heard once that televisions producers did not like for characters to fall and love then marry on a show because the marriage would kill the longevity. It seems they believe marriage is mundane and boring and would cause viewers to lose interest. Well, let me tell you that although Lily and......more