First published 2024
Sidney Catchpenny can slip through mirrors like doorways, but depression has nearly destroyed his career as a supernatural thief in Los Angeles. Sid doesn't steal ordinary valuables. He targets curiosities, objects saturated with mojo, the magical essence that accumulates in items touched by human emotion. A family heirloom nobody wants but can't discard. The carpet where a beloved dog once slept. These things pulse with power that fuels both crime and magic. When an old contact offers Sid a lucrative job, he takes it despite his fragile state. The case involves a missing teenage girl and a bedroom thick with supernatural energy. As Sid investigates, larger threats emerge. A video game bleeds into reality. A doomsday cult approaches its violent destiny. Multiple apocalypses loom over the world. Sid discovers connections between the missing girl, his own dead wife, and forces that could reshape everything. His depression begins to lift as the stakes rise, but the world needs a hero and Sid Catchpenny might be humanity's unlikely last hope.
Genres: adventure, mystery, fantasy, supernatural, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unlikely-hero
Setting: Los Angeles
416 pages · Paperback · Vintage
Content warnings: depression