In a magical version of 1929 Seattle, a notorious thief attempts a delicate and dangerous job while a widowed speakeasy owner seeks revenge for her murdered husband and tries to keep her shapeshifter brother safe. Original. 20,000 first printing.
"In 1929 Seattle, grifter Dolly White applies for a job as a minder to the wealthy Fiona Earnshow, to keep her out of trouble until she can marry the man her father selected. But Dolly is working with powerful magic to protect the shifters in Seattle from a powerful, misogynistic scion"--
Marion Deeds's Comeuppance Served Cold is a hard-boiled historical fantasy of criminality and magic, couched in the glamour of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.A Most Anticipated Pick for Buzzfeed | Bustle | Autostraddle | The Nerd DailySeattle, 1929—a bitterly divided city overflowing with wealth, violence, and magic.A respected magus and city leader intent on criminalizing Seattle’s most vulnerable magickers hires a young woman as a lady’s companion to curb his rebellious daughter’s outrageous behavior.The widowed owner of a speakeasy encounters an opportunity to make her husband’s murderer pay while she tries to keep her shapeshifter brother safe.A notorious thief slips into the city to complete a delicate and dangerous job that will leave chaos in its wake.One thing is for certain—comeuppance, eventually, waits for everyone.