Lightning runes / Harry Turtledove.
Hardboiled Noir meets Urban Fantasy in a post-WWII Los Angeles where vampires, zombies, and demons are part of the social fabric. Magic is just another way to get killed in the City of Angels. Los Angeles, 1940s. The war is over, but the shadows are growing teeth. In this gritty Historical Urban Fantasy, detective work requires more than a badge and a .38. It requires an understanding of the runes that thrum beneath the pavement. It started with a knock on the door. It usually does. Now there's a body, a missing musician, and a trail of magic that smells like ozone and bad luck. The LAPD is out of its depth. The "square" world is waking up to a reality they aren't prepared to handle. Between the smoky jazz clubs of Central Avenue and the grease-stained floors of neighborhood garages, a new kind of power is rising. It's electric. It's ancient. And in the wrong hands, it's a death sentence for the whole city.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781649731777
- ISBN: 1649731779
- ISBN: 9781647101770
- ISBN: 1647101778
- Physical Description: 298 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Rockville, Maryland : Caezik SF & Fantasy, an imprint of Arc Manor Inc, 2026.
- Copyright: ©2026
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC TURTLEDOVE (Text) | 36015002704597 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | FIC TURTLEDOVE (Text) | 36015002704530 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | FIC TURTLEDOVE (Text) | 36015002704415 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC TURTLEDOVE (Text) | 36015002704472 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | TUR / Fantasy (Text) | 33258035542201 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | FIC Turtledove Harry (Text) | 30519020602499 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Marianna Black Library | F TURTLEDOVE (Text) | 39493109113649 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Moss Memorial Library | F TUR (Text) | 80605001970408 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Northern Wayne Library | F TUR (Text) | 900005000344461 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Thomasville Public Library | F TUR (Text) | 25908008549755 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
Hardboiled Noir meets Urban Fantasy in a post-WWII Los Angeles where vampires, zombies, and demons are part of the social fabric. Magic is just another way to get killed in the City of Angels. Los Angeles, 1940s. The war is over, but the shadows are growing teeth. In this gritty Historical Urban Fantasy, detective work requires more than a badge and a .38. It requires an understanding of the runes that thrum beneath the pavement. It started with a knock on the door. It usually does. Now there's a body, a missing musician, and a trail of magic that smells like ozone and bad luck. The LAPD is out of its depth. The "square" world is waking up to a reality they aren't prepared to handle. Between the smoky jazz clubs of Central Avenue and the grease-stained floors of neighborhood garages, a new kind of power is rising. It's electric. It's ancient. And in the wrong hands, it's a death sentence for the whole city.
