I loved, loved this magical detective story with a side of buddy comedy. It had a layered storyline, witty dialogue, an intriguing mystery, surprising plot twists, and suspense. I was equally desperate to read it all at once to solve the mystery and also to savor it and make it last. Adair Finch is the most powerful warlock in the world and one of the best private investigators for hire. When his brother died, he retired from PI work and stopped living his life but he’s recently joined the world again. While working on finding a human body that he promised Kull, the mischief spirit bound to him, and on his way to talk to a client about a new job, the pair stumble on the corpse of a social media star. And Kull becomes Samantha/Fox-Pistol. The interactions and juxtaposition between grumpy Adair, vibrant and innocent Samantha/Kull, and angry Enzo the werewolf was what really made this story so very good. The character arc for all of them was delightful despite the story being about murder. I cannot say enough about how much I enjoyed this story. I need more of these characters in my life.
Annie Ellicott, Jeff Hays, Ryan H. Reid, and Justin Thomas James did a phenomenal job narrating the story and characters into life with enough change of inflection, tone and cadence to voice multiple characters quite convincingly. Reading the story was great but listening to it raised the enjoyment to a whole new level. I love Soundbooth Theater narrations. They are always a step above other narrations.