From Goodreads:
When the Night Foxes boldly break into the Fourth Precinct's Evidence Building, it causes quite the stir. The break-in is daring enough, but their method shreds the magical wards and protections on the building like confetti paper. To say the police are 'alarmed' by this is the understatement of the century.
As a Magical Examiner, Henri Davenforth is of course immediately called in. Quite to his astonishment, Captain Gregson has him work the case like a detective. Even more astounding, he assigns Henri a partner.
The Shinigami Detective.
The woman is famous for killing the most destructive rogue witch of the century, and no one is quite certain where she's from. Every officer in the precinct is either in awe of her or a little frightened by her. Henri is just baffled. What is he supposed to do with a partner?
Hopefully killing one witch makes Jamie Edwards enough of an expert on magic to be helpful, as the thieves aren't content to just break into one building. They in fact seem to have an agenda, as with each theft, they take magical objects. It's all mounting to a dangerously powerful magical construct capable of toppling the wards on any building.
And no one has any idea what the thieves' true target is.
From Goodreads:
A dead charm maker is only the beginning.
Humanity seems determined to come up with increasingly clever ways to murder one another. They seize upon new technological advances in a way that's alarming, their creativity and blood-thirstiness knowing no bounds.
When a charm maker is blown up inside his own vehicle, for once it's not Henri Davenforth's expertise needed: it's Jamie Edwards', the Shinigami Detective. Car bombs are something unique in Kingston, and only she has experience with them. But the unique murder takes an unexpected turn when it becomes evident that the dead charm maker dabbled in something he should not have, inciting disastrous results.
The dangers he unleashed upon Kingston threaten thousands of lives and it launches a race requiring not only Jamie and Henri's expertise, but the Kingsmen's as well to beat the menace spreading through the city.
Meanwhile, the murderer is still at large, leaving Henri and Jamie to wonder: what will blow next?
From Goodreads:
Henri is quite accustomed to dangerous and unusual cases landing in his lap. Being partnered to the Shinigami Detective likely has something to do with it. What he is NOT accustomed to is the queen herself marching into his lab and handing them such a case.
Former Royal Mage Joseph Burtchell was found dead in his home, all signs pointing to murder. However, it's in question as to how the murderer accomplished the deed—the house was locked, the wards fully up, and the body bearing a peculiar wound.
It's a locked room mystery, one with a suspiciously absent murder weapon and lack of suspects. Henri's left baffled. Jamie's excited, relishing the challenge the case represents.
Who's powerful enough to thwart a royal mage's wards and murder him undetected?
My Review:
Yeah, I had to reread these books! I enjoyed them so much, and the 4th book is coming out soon, so I took the opportunity to refresh myself on the world and the characters, and enjoy the stories again! They're all so good!
Jamie is from our world, yanked into this one with magic, experimented on, and now in a pretty precarious, if somewhat stable and controlled, situation. This world is so interesting, since there is magic, and they have technology that is comparable to the 1910-20's. Such an interesting mix of technology, social ideas, and magic! Love it!
I just love the relationship that Jamie and Henri have. There was the bit where he and Sherard were discussing who would be her lover. And while they came to the conclusion that they shouldn't decide that since she'd understandable want to thrash them, well, it looks like it could head in that direction. If not, they're really solid friends, and it's so great to read about them!
All of these books are mainly mysteries. Well, book 2, it's more dealing with the crisis, and they don't have much energy to focus on the investigation, since there was so much carelessness that made everything worse. But the mysteries are all interesting to read again, knowing how they'd nail the bad guys, it was interesting to go on this journey again!
Loved reading this series so much, and I can't wait to read more!
Author: Honor Raconteur
Series: The Case Files of Henri Davenforth #1, 2, 3
First Read: May 13th, 13th, 2019, September 13th, 2019
Read: February 22nd, 22nd, 23rd, 2020
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Really enjoyed these books and book 4 is coming out soon, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Books!
Publisher: Raconteur House
Published: April 17th 2018, February 1st 2019, August 28th 2019
Magic and the Shinigami Detective:
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Charms and Death and Explosions (oh my!):
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| 5/5 Stars |
Magic Outside the Box:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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