James Patrick Cronin
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How did Everson Croft discover his powers?
Let's go back to the night I turned 13, the night Grandpa filleted my finger with his cane sword.
I can't say what terrified me more, the cold anger in his eyes or the crazy things in his locked study. A talking trunk. Squirming coats. A bookshelf whose titles shifted before my eyes. And one chilling title in particular: Book of Souls.
Ten years later I'm on my way to a Romanian monastery, in search of...
2) Camp Dread
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Your monster hunting pros
When a camp counselor goes missing under shadowy circumstances, the Blue Wolf and his team race to an idyllic summer camp to recover her.
But the mystery of the counselor only darkens. Prior to disappearing, she shook her cabin with supernatural tales of the deadly and deranged… and now they're coming to life. Towering over them all is Tommy Wortmann, a demonic brute intent on turning the camp into his grisly killing grounds.
Can...
3) Grimstone
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Go West, Prof Croft!
When my magical order assigns me to Grimstone, Colorado on a case, I'm in no hurry to pack my staff and spell books.
The outlaw county is a far cry from my academic calling in New York City. And I'm being paired with junior wizard James Wesson. A hustler, womanizer, and wannabe cowboy, he's exactly why I prefer working alone.
But something sinister is snatching blondes on the full moon. The local werewolf gang? The six-hundred...
4) Suck It Up
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They say it takes a predator to catch one. Does an overweight cat qualify?
With my apartment scheduled for fumigation, Tabitha and I are forced to pitch camp in my friend's living room.
Fortunately, Kayla already knows my succubus cat can talk-and that she doesn't hold back. But something's been preying on our host. I immediately suspect her new roommates, mainly the creep with the vampiric vibes.
The feeder could also be lurking inside Kayla's favorite...
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A case they'll never forget… if only they can remember.
Professor Croft here, partnered once again with the gambling, spell-slinging James Wesson.
Four Grimstone teens are dead, the life seemingly vacuumed from their withered bodies. The lone clue, a magic residue in their blood. Convinced it's the work of a supernatural drug, Sheriff Jackson entrusts the case to us while she's away. I just need to keep my junior partner in line.
Suddenly it's the...
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What's worse than a sharp-tongued cat in a heatwave? Being stuck inside with her. When my friend Kayla asks for my help as a wizard, I jump at the chance to escape my apartment-and Tabitha. In New York's inner city, a child's closet hides a monster. At least according to my starry-eyed friend, who claims powers of intuition. But this time she might be onto something. The scariest part? The child will only confide in Tabitha. Now I need to convince...
7) Pox You
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Warning: Foul-mouthed cat ahead
Prof Croft here and, yes, I trapped a murderous succubus in a kitten's body and made her my pet. The alternative was to behead her, and as wizards go, I'm just not that callous.
Do you think Tabitha shows any appreciation? Two years old now, her speech has grown along with her girth, and when not insulting me, she's plotting ways to devour my soul.
But that's the least of my problems. An early winter storm has plunged...
8) Siren Call
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How did Everson Croft end up with a talking cat?
For that story, we have to go back to my early years as a wizard.
With New York City in the dumps, the red light is back on in Times Square.
Vampires, dark fae, and exotic entertainers have set up shop, promising pleasures beyond the wildest imagination. But now male clients are turning up stiff - all over.
I'm thinking supernatural predator, even as the clues keep drawing me back to Tabitha: a...