Beware the shadow of many faces, but fear the master of many places.

It's Monday morning, and I've recovered a strange glyph-covered chest from a landfill. By Monday afternoon, someone's stolen it from my warded loft.

Before I can suss out who, why, and most importantly, how, I'm neck-deep with the NYPD on a murder case. A bigshot CEO is dead in his penthouse, his kidneys harvested in a way that screams black magic. Only there's no magic in evidence.

The two crimes connect somehow, and the key may be an old explorer's club in the heart of Manhattan. But this mage needs to get moving. More victims are turning up sans organs, and twice now I've found myself in a shadow realm-a darker, more dangerous version of the city, where a mysterious entity wants me dead.

And here I thought the summer's biggest chore would be persuading my talking cat to play nice with my wife.

Spoiler alert: she's still Tabitha.

Shadow Duel is the 9th novel in the 200,000+ selling Croftverse. If you like occult action, spell-crackling suspense, and moments of heart, heroism, and all-out laughter, you'll love Prof Croft!

BOOKS IN THE CROFTVERSE

Prof Croft Series
Preq 1: Book of Souls
Preq 2: Siren Call
Book 1: Demon Moon
Book 2: Blood Deal
Book 3: Purge City
Book 4: Death Mage
Book 5: Black Luck
Book 6: Power Game
Book 7: Druid Bond
Book 8: Night Rune
Book 9: Shadow Duel

Blue Wolf Series (Complete)
Book 1: Blue Curse
Book 2: Blue Shadow
Book 3: Blue Howl
Book 4: Blue Venom
Book 5: Blue Blood
Book 6: Blue Storm