Part of InCryptid, book 13
First published 2024
Mary Dunlavy never planned to die. She never planned to become a crossroads ghost, either, but here she is, four generations deep into watching over the Price family. The Prices are cryptozoologists who spend their lives protecting creatures most people refuse to believe exist. Mary has seen a lot in her years of service, but nothing quite like this. Her first charge is finally home after decades lost across dimensions, and she has brought back a husband and a daughter no one knew about. The family reunion alone would be enough to manage. Then the Covenant of St. George moves against the cryptids of Manhattan, and before anyone can catch a breath, the Campbell Family Carnival comes under attack too. The Prices scramble to hold their world together while Mary keeps them all alive. Underneath the chaos runs a quieter fear. If Mary loses the people she protects, what happens to her? She has never had to answer that question. She may not get to avoid it much longer. This is the thirteenth book in the New York Times bestselling, Hugo Award-nominated InCryptid series.
Genres: adventure, mystery, fantasy, horror, urban-fantasy
Vibes: action-packed, atmospheric, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, multi-generational-saga, protective-guardian, supernatural-threat
Setting: Manhattan, New York
Period: 21st-century, contemporary
368 pages · Paperback · DAW
Content warnings: death, violence