{"product_id":"lightning-runes","title":"Lightning Runes","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stand-alone novel in the City of Shadows series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHardboiled Noir meets Urban Fantasy in a post-WWII Los Angeles where vampires, zombies, and demons are part of the social fabric.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMagic is just another way to get killed in the City of Angels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLos 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.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarry Turtledove returns to the City of Shadows with a high-stakes mystery that stands entirely on its own. Whether you are a veteran of the series or stepping into this magical 1940s Los Angeles for the first time, the runes are waiting.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Standalone Noir Tour de Force\u003c\/b\u003e No \"homework\" required. Jump straight into the action with a self-contained mystery that delivers a complete, hardboiled experience from the first page to the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Noir Reinvented\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\nExperience a Los Angeles where spells are as common as reefers and the \"fuzz\" has to watch out for more than just lead. It’s the Philip Marlowe detective story, transformed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasterful Alternate History\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\nNobody builds a world like Turtledove. Every detail of post-war life is rendered with surgical precision—until the magic starts to bleed through the cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Old Man Mose had been sleeping on the beat-up old sofa in my office. My fuzzy red accomplice is no braver than he has to be. He disappeared under the sofa, just in case.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe shadows are calling. Order your copy of this standalone Urban Fantasy mystery today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arc Manor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56414668030296,"sku":"9781647101770","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781647101770_53c22a0a-3cd7-4da3-8759-7df2d78b2728.jpg?v=1778764529","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/lightning-runes","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}