Inthisspellbindingfirstnovelin#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorIlonaAndrews’surbanfantasyHiddenLegacyseries,privatedetectiveNevadaBaylornavigatesherwaythroughanalternateworldwheredynasties,builtoninheritedwealthandmagic,guidethecourseofhumanity.NevadaBaylorrunsasmall-timedetectiveagencyinHouston,Texas,bustingscammers,exposingcheaters,anddealingwithpettycriminals.She’sverygoodatherjob--helpedbyamagicalabilitytosensewhensomeonetellsthetruthorlies.Butwhenshe’sforcedintoacceptingacasetofindaradicalpyrotechnicwhocanconjureheatandfireatwill,Nevadaknowsshe’soutofherleague.Tobringhimtojustice,she’llhavetojoinforceswithsomeonewhowieldsanevenmoredangerouspower.Connor“Mad“Roganisaformercombatmage,atelekineticsingularlyresponsibleformassdestructioninwar-torncountries,andamemberofoneofthemostpowerfulmagicfamiliesintheworld.Hisnephewhasbeenkidnappedbythefugitivepyromaniac,andNevadaishisbestchanceatfindingthemboth.ButunlikeNevada,Connorcouldcarelessaboutsocietallawandorder,andhasnoqualmsaboutextinguishinghisfamily’senemy.Boundbytheirmission,NevadaandConnorclashovertheirtacticsandmoralbeliefs,evenasthingsundeniablyheatupbetweenthem.Butthemanthey’rechasingisinvolvedinadarkerconspiracythatthreatenstodestroythecity--anddestabilizethebalanceofpowertheelitemagicalfamiliesusetoinfluenceeverynationonEarth.
