<p><em>Walk softly and carry a very big stick ...</em></p><p><br></p><p>DI Adams fled London to escape bridge-dwelling monsters and magical toasties - a one-time experience she's in no hurry to repeat. She's police not some cryptid hunter.</p><p><br></p><p>Leeds has other plans though.</p><p><br></p><p>Tasked with the seemingly mundane case of a missing necklace Adams soon realises she's stumbled into something inexplicable. The trinket is <em>dangerous</em> and she's the only one who recognises it for what it is - a weapon that could tear the north apart.</p><p><br></p><p>Juggling unhelpful colleagues amnesiac witnesses and problematic women of a certain age Adams plunges into the treacherous magic-soaked streets of Leeds. She may not have backup but at least she has the invisible caffeine-addicted dog by her side.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus a duck. And a very big stick.</p><p><br></p><p>She's got this. She has to. </p><p><br></p><p>Because there's no one else who can ...</p><p><br></p><p>###</p><p><br></p><p>This is book one in the DI Adams Mysteries but you may want to check out the prequel <em>What Happened in London</em> to discover the significance of that duck.</p><p><br></p><p>The DI Adams Mysteries contain no graphic violence scenes of a sexual nature or strong language but they do contain some blasphemy as well as a truly disturbing level of caffeine consumption.</p>