Black Magic

By Dan Shaurette

Capt. Matt Black and Dr. Andrew MacGillivray are a pair of paranormal private eyes hot on the trail of someone — or something — killing women during the raucous 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Stranger things are afoot however when their friend, L. Frank Baum, finds a man who was attacked not far from the World's Fair.

BLACK MAGIC, is a new short story by Dan Shaurette, a prequel to his upcoming novel, BLACK CITY.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dan Shaurette
• Release date: Nov 29, 2013
• ISBN: 9781311074515

Dan Shaurette

Dan Shaurette was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. A self-proclaimed "desert rat", he is a proud native of the Valley of the Sun.He wrote the manuscript for LILITH'S LOVE while earning a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science at Arizona State University. The novel is, at its core, a romance -- a tale of Love transcending even the boundaries of time and death.Dan is still writing, though many sabbaticals (i.e. life getting in the way) have interrupted his publishing pursuits. An upcoming series is planned to be a spinoff of prequels for LILITH'S LOVE.

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BLACK MAGIC

From the case files of Black & MacGillivray

Dan Shaurette

The Case Files of Black & MacGillivray

Black Magic

Black and White (in FRESH BLOOD anthology)

Coming Soon

BLACK CITY

BLACK MAGIC copyright © 2013 Dan Shaurette

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CHAPTER ONE

It was an unseasonably warm night, even for July in Chicago. The waning moon shone down on the park below, casting only enough light to accentuate the many shadows. Nearby, thousands upon thousands of people were visiting the World's Columbian Exposition. As the evening dragged on, many were beginning to make their way to trains and trolleys, heading home.

Among those strolling that evening were detectives Matt Black and Andrew MacGillivray, hot on their latest case. While others were leaving Jackson Park, they were headed towards the scene of a crime with a decidedly praeternatural twist.

Mac explained his deductions. "They were exhausted, no’ only physically from walking around some wee corner of the Expo they chose to explore that day, but also mentally. There were so many things to see and do and learn about. They shuffled toward the exits, all the while hoping to be able to return in the morn for another visit.

"The creature kept to the shadows,