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Thieftaker: A NovelD. B. Jackson
Tor Books, July 2012
ISBN: 978-0765327611
Murder and magic stalk the streets of Boston before the American Revolution
D.B. Jackson's historical urban fantasy debut novel, Thieftaker--the first book in the Thieftaker Chronicles--follows Ethan Kaille, a conjurer--capable of turning organic material into magical energy--in 1767 colonial Boston, who makes his living as a crime-solving thieftaker: a professional who hunts down thieves, bringing them to justice and returning the items they steal.
When Ethan is hired to track down a brooch for a wealthy merchant named Abner Berson, he must use all of his conjuring skills in order to stop the most evil force of magic Boston has ever seen. Berson's daughter Jennifer was killed in the confusion when revolutionary radicals attacked the home of leading British officials. Berson wants Ethan to find her missing brooch, while quietly looking into her death. When he agrees, Ethan suddenly finds himself in danger on all fronts--from Sephira Price, the most powerful thieftaker in Boston; from those who fear his magic; and from a mysterious conjurer he suspects is Jennifer's murderer.
Ethan’s investigation takes place on the eve of the Boston Tea Party, during a time when conjurers are believed to be witches. He has to tread lightly in his investigation in order to keep his rivals--magical, political, and religious--at bay. One false step and Ethan may not live to see his next day and a murderer, will be free to continue his evil magic unhindered in Boston.
D. B. Jackson has taken historical fact and expertly woven magic and fantasy into it. Set against the back story of increasing political unrest in mid 18th century Boston following the Stamp Act, Ethan is called upon to recover a missing brooch and, more importantly, track down a murderer who is using spells to kill. The system of magic Jackson developed for Thieftaker is well-explained and fleshed out. The clever blend of history, mystery and fantasy makes Thieftaker a book not to be missed.
D. B. JACKSON was born in one of the thirteen colonies but now lives in Tennessee. Thieftaker is his first novel.
ISBN: 978-0765327611; ISBN10: 0765327619; Imprint: Tor Books; On Sale: 7/3/2012; Format: Hardcover; Pages: 336; $24.99
