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Supernatural Crimes Unit: NYPD

The Thin Blue Ley-Line (The Supernatural Crimes Unit, Book 1)

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Supernatural Crimes Unit: NYPD

By: Keith R.A. DeCandido
Narrated by: Patricia Santomasso
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From USA Today bestselling author Keith R. A. DeCandido comes a paranormal mystery of epic proportions.

When Detective Domenica Kiernan solved the murder of a mayor’s aide—killed by a vampire—she never imagined she’d find herself at the vanguard of the NYPD’s latest special squad: the Supernatural Crimes Unit.

Tasked with closing cases involving magic and monsters, the SCU has dealt with a shape-changing domovoy committing assault in Chelsea, the murder of a kappa on City Island, a thieving Taotie in Chinatown—and their latest: two murder victims whose corpses have been liquefied by a powerful spell.

Kiernan and the rest of the SCU must find the connection between the two victims and figure out who cast the spell that destroyed the corpses. Soon, their investigation leads to a malevolent magic-user who yearns for limitless power, whose plans go far beyond disposing of dead bodies. He’ll stop at nothing to achieve his goals—including kidnapping Bobby, Kiernan’s ten-year-old son.

The SCU has no choice: They must go rogue to find Bobby and stop the wizard before he unleashes hell on Earth!

©2025 Keith R.A. DeCandido (P)2025 Blackstone Publishing Crime Fantasy Mystery Police Procedurals Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Magic Fiction Paranormal Murder Magic Users
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My requirement for fantasy crime is that the fantasy element is fundamental to the crime itself. This just about covers that base. However, the vast majority of this book leans heavily into the police procedural aspect, and in particular in character relationships. At times, the magic feels inconsequential, even if technically my criteria is met.

So, once I'd got used to the idea that this book had limited magic, and I was reading a New York crime procedural first and second, I accepted it for what it was. I suppose it is a credit to the author that he is not repeating the bit of his Precinct stories with their high fantasy. Perhaps my expectations were wrong. I have never been to New York, so the almost all the direct location references went over my head.

The real meat of this book was the banter between the characters.

Character and banter over fantasy/magic/spooky.

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Really enjoyed this story and The different characters. Funny,gripping and kept me interested throughout. Really hoping for a second book

Story is fun yet gripping

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