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Case File # | 2014-049 | |
File Opened | 05/28/2014 | |
File Closed | 06/25/2014 | |
Lead Agent | Quinn Law | |
Summary | Following an incident wherein a Floridian politician was kidnapped by an occult criminal syndicate, an investigation has been opened on the motive and actors involved. Tracing a path of magical heists and sorcerous homicides left in their wake, federal necromancer Quinn Law must face old foes, new faces, and try to figure out the kidnappers' endgame before it's too late. |
Dead Men Tell Tales — "Dead Men Tell No Tales" is an old adage, which means killing a person is an easy way to prevent them from leaking secrets to other people. For a necromancer, however, the saying doesn't hold water. So who, exactly, kidnapped the governor?
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Dead Man's Hand — The hand that western lawman Wild Bill had when he was killed over a game of poker, consisting of two pairs of black aces and black eights. Considered bad luck by the superstitious, and a portent of things to come. Will Quinn Law shake off her bad luck, or we she stumble into more trouble?
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Dead Man's Switch — A type of switch that only activates once the user is killed, incapacitated, or knocked unconscious. Useful for bombs, traps, or for when a UIU agent wakes up something that shouldn't have been touched. When will Quinn's bad luck run out?
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Dead Man's Secrets — Two men can keep a secret, if one of them is dead. What is hidden in this secret government facility? Why did Jenny come here? What mysteries will Quinn Law uncover?
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Dead Man Walking — A phrase used for prisoners slated to be executed, people exposed to nuclear radiation, patients of a terminal disease, or for Eight-Legged Jenny, as Agent Law finally catches up to the Lighthouse Mafia. Will the UIU be able to stop Jenny from enacting the final part of her secret plan? COMING SOONTM
Credits: Thank you to all of the critters who made this tale series possible, and also not a disaster to read. Thanks especially to Jacob Conwell, Ralliston, A Random Day, and especially to GreenWolf, for crafting Quinn Law and gifting her off to me. I loved writing for the Third Law canon, and I love its fusion of magitech and balls-to-the-wall action. I hope I did it justice. This is my first series, but I hope its just the beginning.
Inspiration: Major inspiration for the series is taken from the Laundry Files by Charles Stross, the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, and maybe a little bit of Hellboy by Mike Mignola. All amazing series about magic in the real world, and how the people in the middle try to deal with it. Would heartily recommend all of the books/issues/trades/omnibuses.