The Long Chain

Arcane Casebook, Book 3

By: Dan Willis

Narrated by: Alex Knox

When New York is blanketed in an unnatural fog, private detective Alex Lockerby finds himself on the trail of a missing scientist, a stolen military secret, and a merciless killer leaving a trail of bodies in their wake.

In a city the size of New York, things go missing all the time. When a Nobel Prize-winning chemist vanishes without a trace, his granddaughter taps Alex to find him. Locating people is easy for someone with the best finding rune in the city, but when Alex tracks down the missing man, he has no memory of who he is or what happened to him, and his research is missing.

Convinced that something larger is going on, Alex sets out to uncover the truth. Before he can learn anything concrete, however, the city is shrouded in a dense fog, and that brings New York’s resident sorceress, Sorsha Kincaid, to his door. She needs Alex’s finding rune in order to trace the source of the unnatural fog, and she has no patience for his other cases.

Now, Alex must keep the volatile and powerful sorceress happy as he tries to unravel a tangled web of science, murder, and missing memories before the clues vanish into the ever-present fog.

©2019 Dan Willis (P)2021 Dan Willis

fun ride

I definitely enjoy this series. The pace and plot keep me listening. Keep them coming. Can't wait for the next one.

Legitimate Suprise

I like to pride myself on being able to predict twists and endings. Dan kept me on my toes for this one, maybe I wasn’t paying close enough attention, but he got me a couple times. Very much enjoyed the mystery and world are get better and better with each book. I’ll be starting Mind Games immediately.

Consider me hooked!

I have truly fallen in love with this series and have burnt through my fund’s for my audio books happily. Well written and holds your attention. Each book I’ve listened to keeps me anticipating the next! The narrator Alex Knox has been crushing the narration!

This series just gets better and better

This is a fantastic series. Imagine The Maltese Falcon meets Supernatural or Charmed ... with a solid hardboiled detective who just happens to be able to do magical things. The big reveal in this one blew me away. I did not see it coming at all. And yet, as soon as it happened, everything made sense.

An engaging story

I'm finding this series very enjoyable.
I'm only a little disappointed that the narration, while quite good, doesn't have the same radio theater quality of the first book. It is nonetheless, very entertaining.
Very Raymond Chandler-esk alt-retro 1930's period detective genre, combined with a universe where magic is a common tool of trade and industry.
...and rather well done. Good show, Mr. Willis.
Nicely rendered, Mr. Knox.
Bravo!