#28 Paper & Blood by Kevin Hearne

The second book to follow what happens in Al MacBharrais life. He is a sigil master, one of six that cover the globe doing some magics with special inks and papers. Most of the time they are writing contracts for deity visits to this earthy plane or hiding such visits from mortal eyes.  Al gets a call from an apprentice in Australia that her master has disappeared after checking out a spot where there was a magical flare. By the time Al gets there as fast as he can with his hobgoblin employee a second signal master is also missing.   Things come to a head he finds out it was a trap in order to lure a certain someone in.   Al does find out more about the curse he is living under during this book and hopefully by the next one he can find out just who laid the curse on him that prevents him from speaking to anyone without them hating him and never speaking to him again.  Overall a good story and I liked how they dealt with modern technology and how it can tip off authorities about how they can travel around so easily.

 

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#29 Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb

Eve and Peabody catch a case that at first glace seems to be the murder of a homeless woman at a construction site but as they are investigating this murder, they are alerted to another body found in another building that has been there a very long time. Of course, this building is own by Roarke but the death is so old there is no backsplash on him about it. It does bring up memories for them of the previous case of bodies found in a building owned by him in a previous book.

The first victim was well known in the area to the local police as someone who took notes and let the police know who was doing wrong in the area.  These notes end up providing the key in the end to crack the case.  The older murder victim takes a bit longer to untangle out but Eve finds justice for everyone in the end.  A nice solid mystery solved with good police work.  An enjoyable read for fans of the series and new readers alike. 

 

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