Claw & Warder

Contains episodes seven, eight, and nine of Claw & Warder. A Tail of Two Cities, episode seven It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. It was the age of Starbucks; it was the age of phone apps. It was the season of the supernatural; it was the season of the mundane. It was the winter of coffee; it was the spring of more coffee...a lot more coffee. It was the epoch of jewelry-store-robbing reptiles; it was the epoch of early parole. After 18 years in a locus of Baltimore dungeon, Dr. Agon is released to the care of his daughter in the locus of New York. Following a spate of robberies, Dru and Leery spend the night together...on a stakeout! (Why? What were you thinking?) Can they keep their cool or will things get hot in A Tail of Two Cities? Sure 'Lock, episode eight It's a dog-eat-dog world. When Richard Brook's body is found in DeWitt Clinton Park, witnesses claim to have seen a demonic dog chasing him in the early morning fog. Luckily, Van Helsing knows a demon princess and a guy with the right nose to sniff out the truth. The choice is elementary, really. As Leery digs for bones, they unearth a curse laid on the Brook family by a disgruntled warlock and the greed of Brook's cocky magister partner, a man with the skills to summon a hound of Hell. Even with Dru's connections in Gehenna and Leery's dogged pursuit of the tale, they must eliminate the impossible and see what remains. Can they find enough truth to arrest a "sure 'lock"? Slay Fell Things, episode nine Santa knows when you've been bad or good. And he doesn't care, so do what you want. A lich is any creature that become immortal by magical means. Old Kris Kringle figured it out a long time ago. It takes sacrifice. And this year, he wants to sacrifice Leery. Leery thought the holiday season would be filled with eggnog, parties, and maybe even a certain succubus standing under mistletoe. But it seems Santa has him on the naughty list for certain thoughts he had about a certain succubus standing under the mistletoe. Will Dru and Leery spend Christmas Eve together, or will they have to "slay fell things"?

Contains episodes four, five, and six of Claw & Warder. Silkie Stalkings, Episode Four After three bodies surface in the Hudson River over a period of three weeks, Oriscoe and Nogan catch the case. Nothing seems to connect the three men until the detectives discover they all used Sinder, the online dating app. Their digital footprints reveal a common thread - a penchant for supernatural women. The catch is, Lucifer owns Sinder. It runs on a proprietary mix of devilry and technology, and the Dark Lord wants to keep his secrets, even if it is his favorite niece asking. But there's a seal-bridezilla swiping her suitors right...into the Hudson. When Dru and the devil lock horns, will it fall to Leery to run down her Silkie Stalkings? They Ate Gatsby, Episode Five The Dead Set defines high society in the Locus of New York. Lavish soirees, formal dinner parties, decadent blood tastings, debutante balls, black-tie charity galas...the vampires do it all. When socialite J. Gatsby goes missing, only one detective has the background, the breeding, and the poise to go undercover to root out the truth. Of course, Leery brings Dru along for good measure. And it's good he did, because when the blood lords grow suspicious of a werewolf's scent on the wind, Dru must use all of her charm to distract those suckers. Can the two detectives avoid discovery long enough to learn why They Ate Gatsby? Gnome Schooled, Episode Six In the NYPD's Supernatural Inquisitors Squad, a Warder has no higher calling than to protect her Claw. She uses magic, guile, physical weapon-anything required-and her razor-sharp focus never blurs. Drusilla Nogan exemplifies this grand tradition...except when there's a cute gnome to talk to. With a notorious gnome gang on the loose, committing crimes all over Manhattan, Leery plays bad cop. The gnomes respond with raw, unfettered violence. Will Dru notice before Leery gets Gnome Schooled?

Contains episodes one, two, and three of Claw & Warder. Seduction, Episode 1 Leery Oriscoe is just a conflicted New York cop who got hit by the Hassidic bus-only the bus was driven by a werewolf. There's bound to be a little crazy under his black hat. His life just got 10 times more complicated. His new half-vampire and half-succubus partner is smart, sexy as hell, and keeping a big secret from everyone. Oh, and their lieutenant? She's the ghost of a Van Helsing. Their case? Tracking down the entity responsible for leaving the drained body of a young man in Riverside Park. With a succubus for a partner, another as a witness, and yet another as the prime suspect, will Leery end up the victim of the next seduction? Arms Dealers, Episode 2 She's an expert spellslinger. He's a grizzled detective with a wolfish side. Dru and Leery are a match for anything. Faced with a pair of armless bodies and an unlikely pair of criminal masterminds-a Norwegian wood troll and an Unseelie-Leery knows the right people to help sort it all out. There's only one hitch: the Zombie mafia. Full of danger and mystery, the case keeps everyone involved on edge. Leery even takes a break from drinking coffee. With the Zombie mafia's constant need for spare parts, is it any wonder the Locus of New York is full of arms dealers? Mitzvah, Episode 3 Everyone has a past, even Hassidic werewolves. Leery's past has a taste for blood and wants revenge. There's a killer running wild in the East Village, and according to the witness, it's Leery Oriscoe in wolf form. When Van Helsing puts him on a desk, Leery storms off, leaving Dru to prove his innocence. But to do it, she will need help from her mother, and that means a trip to Hell. It looks like Dru picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue. After another body drops, Leery is in the clear, but the Rabbi that turned him becomes the prime suspect. To make things worse, the Zombie mafia's pet necromancer assassin is in town, and she's gunning for Leery.