Haunted hotels, old gods, mobsters, molls, and monsters are abroad in Chicago, and it’s up to Joe Magarac to protect the innocents from them. But how can he protect the city when he might not be able to keep himself alive? The mad ramblings of Alastair Crowley and the tales of horror imagined by HP Lovecraft have nothing on the magic etched into the walls of a secret room below Chicago’s Lexington Hotel.
Deep in the coal and ash tunnels beneath the city, workers are being murdered, their bodies left in shreds, and with Al Capone out of the picture, the criminal underbelly in Prohibition-Era Chicago is teetering on the edge of all-out chaos. Now it falls on Joe Mack, the steelworker-turned-nigh-immortal man of steel, to bring Chicago back from the brink before all is lost for good.
Can Joe Mack, along with his companions West and Sarah, determine what mysterious creature is causing the deaths? But more importantly, will Krikus’s magic be enough to keep Joe alive when the chips are down and they go toe-to-toe with their foe?
Chicagoland is the third book in the Joe Mack series in the Shadow Council Archives by award-winning author team Gail Z. & Larry N. Martin, authors of the Spells, Salt, & Steel. The Shadow Council Archives are historical fantasy novellas set in the world of Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter that tell the true stories behind the tall tales surrounding some of the world’s most famous (and infamous) folk heroes.
Books available in the Shadow Council Archives – Joe Mack series
Book 1: Cauldron
Book 2: Black Sun
Book 3: Chicagoland
Book 4: Spellbound
Books 1 to 4 have been collected in one volume – Forged: The Joe Mack Adventures Volume One
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