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Ghost of a Chance (Arcane Casebook) Hardcover – April 19, 2021

by Dan Willis (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,347 ratings
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When a bizarre string of locked-room murders terrorize New York, the police have no leads, no suspects, and only one place to turn. Now private detective Alex Lockerby will need every magical trick in his book to catch a killer who can walk through walls and leaves no trace.

Unfortunately Alex's magic hasn't been working very well. He can't even manage to track down several truckloads of stolen goods, including one belonging to New York's preeminent sorcerer, Andrew Barton. To make matters worse, Alex and his clients are being stalked by a shadowy cabal with strange powers that Alex has never seen before.

With the Ghost killer seemingly able to murder at will and the tabloids, the public, and Alex’s clients demanding results, Alex will need a miracle to keep himself, his clients, and his reputation alive.

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    Arcane Casebook
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  6. ISBN-13
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B092P78TN5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (April 19, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 318 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8740489810
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.21 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.91 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,347 ratings

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Dan Willis has worked as a programmer, a web designer, and has written for the game industry. He is an award-winning author who has written for the long-running DragonLance series of fantasy novels. He is currently working on the Arcane Casebook series, stories of a down and out detective making a living in a magical, 1930’s New York. The Dragons of the Confederacy series follows a Yankee engineer and a spy as they take on the forces of the South in a steampunk twist on the Civil War. Lastly, The Flux Engine, which takes place in a Steampunk wild west where a young man seeks to reclaim his mysterious heritage only to find that people are willing to kill to possess it.

Dan lives in Utah with his family.

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Helga B. Burre
5.0 out of 5 stars Intricate and engaging
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024
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Dan Willis does it again. Great story with 3 intertwined mysteries to solve.
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Steve C.
4.0 out of 5 stars Starting to get into this series
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2022
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I don't generally like period shows or books, and this series is set kinda in the 50's i think. But the characters are decent, the MC is likeable, and the mysteries are complex and well thought out.

I am not Catholic, but i really liked the authors portrayal of the church and the people who are in it. It's a pretty minor part of the story but it's refreshing to have religion not be prortrayed in the hate filled bigoted way that most authors portray it.

I see the series is super long so my usual advice to the author is probably wasted, but i'll leave my thoughts none-the-less. The drastic change in how all the characters sounded from the first book was jarring and almost made me return it. I really like the narrator for the audio book of book 1 and his abilty to make all the people sound unique--it added a ton to my enjoyment of the book. The new guy in this book...was mediocre at best. Everyone sounded really similar and i frequently got confused about who was talking (even the women sounded the same to me). Also, and this was probably due to pressure from the left, but the japanese accents were gone from Danny and his dad. I'm a huge anime buff and. I really liked that the story had a few Japanese characters, and i loved that the narrator gave them a slight accent that made them sound like they were Japanese who new english as a second language. If you are going to have a psudeo-secret Japanese crime lord, he should totally have the accent to make him sound dangerous and awesome. BUT in this book the author did an about face and both the characters have no accent at all, the author even put in a blurb that stated the grew up in america and had no accent. Huh? If you are gonna do that you need to change the first book then because they totally had an accent and it was awesome. An accent gave their characters depth, and having a narrator that coukd pull off a reasonable japanese accent was sweet. Book 2, had me confused over and over when the accent was completely removed and written out of the story like it had never been there. Made me bummed because i hate it when they change narrators in a series, and they proably only did it becuase someone whined about it being racist (which is ridiculous, a person having an accent is a normal part of almost everyone who learns a second language.

Long story short, it's a good series if you don't mind the 50's lingo, and the MC's uncanny ability to only bump into beautiful women no matter where he goes (and they all fall for him). So far nothing too bad, but no real romance to speak of, just a few 1 night stands.
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Stephen
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2024
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Love the series so far, I’m on book three and it always keeps you guessing! I love the world building and how in depth the author goes with the explanations on the magic in the world
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Michael S.
5.0 out of 5 stars A really fun series
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2024
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This is book two, picked up the first one because it was cheap (Kindle edition) and worth a flutter. I love the characters and especially the world-building of a 1930s New York where magic is a real and daily thing. It's similar to the 1990s HBO film "Cast a Deadly Spell." If you liked book one, the series improves from there out.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very smart
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2024
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A very smart series. Plenty of action with a good pace. The mysteries are good, easy to follow but not too easy. Also when the main character has a eureka moment dan doesn't give it away immediately allowing the reader to guess what it is and feel smart with their own eureka moment.
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B K
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoying the series
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2024
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I enjoyed the story and liked the characters. The author could use a good editor, as some well-placed commas would have made some of the sentences easier to read. A few (very few) sentences either were missing some words or had some extra words that didn't make sense in the sentence. I enjoyed the book so much I didn't get things done I should have because I wanted to read another chapter. I'm looking forward to reading more of this series.

I will say, nowhere in the Bible does it say, "God helps those who help themselves.". You will find that in Aesop's Fables under " Hercules and the Waggoner." God wants us to trust and lean on Him when we have troubles.
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David K Steiner
5.0 out of 5 stars Great combo of 1930-40's PI with magic.
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
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Love the combo of PI and magic. Great fun, good stories. On to the next one...
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Tim
5.0 out of 5 stars Love these books.
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024
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The characters in the book are very relatable. The mystery is always twisty and interesting. If you like a good mystery with a bit of magic and a bit of romance this is the series for you.
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alberto saboredo
5.0 out of 5 stars A good man but a better detective.
Reviewed in Canada on July 4, 2023
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I really like everything about this story. The idea of mixing magic runes and a complex mind for detective work has been a treat to read. This book will drag you in and keep you guessing. I would recommend these books highly.
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Luiz Henrique Nogueira Modesto
5.0 out of 5 stars Gumshoe gold!
Reviewed in Brazil on August 29, 2021
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I loved the whole thing. The many moving parts that connect to the overall mystery, the main character and his personal struggles, the rich and peculiar supporting characters, the way the magic and the depression-era atmosphere blend perfectly together... it was all fantastic!! Read it. You won't regret it.
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RichTW
5.0 out of 5 stars A puzzle worth the journey of solving it.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2023
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The best part of this mystery is that the author respects his readers enough to not feel the need to hold your hand through it. He gives you all the clues you need, and leaves you and the protagonist to figure out how things fit for yourselves. I didn’t think I’d like another story set in New York, but this one was worth it.
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kragthang
4.0 out of 5 stars Great sequel!
Reviewed in Germany on April 5, 2019
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All good things come in threes. Again Alex is saddled with three cases. Two are high profile cases and one is a missing person case. Later on, his friend Danny asks him for help with one of his cases and it soon is clear that case is connected to one of Alex's. Turns out the missing person case is also connected.

This time Alex seems to struggle quite a bit. Money is short, his magic seems to fail him, and he is struggling with the physical consequences from using a lot of his power in the last book. He falls back on his skills as a detective and it works out fine for him.

I couldn't put the book down. It was quite a ride. I enjoyed the introduction of new characters, the mystery of an unknown runewright school, and the not quite introduction of a character of considerable power who will probably play a role in the future. And though I was suspecting something was off with one particular person, it turned out the person was involved, just not the way I thought. So, Alex was always one step ahead of me and the book stayed suspenseful until the end.

There were a few odd sentences and the reading felt rough here and there, so I'll go with 4/5 stars.
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Davros the Laughing A Lot
5.0 out of 5 stars Harry Potter meets Dick Tracy and Sherlock Holmes
Reviewed in Australia on June 4, 2022
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A great read for anyone who enjoys a locked room detective mystery. The mysteries pile up and the resolution is well handled. Well worth the time but best fun uf you read the two preceding books first. Enjoy. I certainly did.
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