Part of October Daye
First published 2011
October "Toby" Daye has finally found stability in her life when crisis strikes the faerie realm. Someone has abducted the sons of Duchess Dianda Lorden, who rules the underwater Duchy of Saltmist. The kidnapping threatens to ignite a devastating conflict between the land and sea courts of Faerie. Toby faces a dual mission: locate the missing princes and clear the Queen of the Mists of suspicion in their disappearance. Her investigation leads her through San Francisco's streets and into the ocean's depths. An unknown enemy works against her at every turn, breaking the sacred Laws of Oberon that govern faerie society. The stakes climb higher as the case becomes deeply personal. Toby must rely on her skills and trusted allies to survive what's coming. War looms over the faerie world, and not everyone will survive the battle.
Genres: adventure, mystery, fantasy, adult-fiction, urban-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, fast-paced, gritty, suspenseful
Tropes: forced-proximity, found-family, high-stakes-mystery
Setting: San Francisco, Duchy of Saltmist, Faerie
Period: 21st-century
354 pages · Mass Market Paperback · DAW
Content warnings: kidnapping, violence, war