Mona Livelong: Paranormal Detective II: The Case of the Powerless Witch

By Valjeanne Jeffers

The hunt is on. Constables are being possessed by daemons, an unarmed black man is killed by an officer, and Mona takes on a mysterious--and possibly dangerous--client. Mona, Junebug, a powerful ghost, and Curtis, her lover and fellow detective, must unite once more to set things right, save their cities... and Mona's life.

Cover art and design by Quinton Veal

• Language: English
• Publisher: Valjeanne Jeffers
• Release date: Oct 29, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370513413

Valjeanne Jeffers

Valjeanne Jeffers is a Spelman College graduate, a member of the Carolina African American Writers’ Collective and the Horror Writers Association, and the author of nine books, including her Immortal and Mona Livelong: Paranormal Detective series. She was been published in numerous anthologies including: Steamfunk!;The Ringing Ear; Griots: A Sword and Soul Anthology; Liberated Muse I: How I Freed My Soul; Say it Loud; Drumvoices Revue; Possibilities and, most recently, Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia Butler (winner of the Locus Award and nominated for Hugo Award); Fitting In; Sycorax’s Daughters (nominated for the Bram Stoker Award) and Black Magic Women. Visit her at: www.vjeffersandqveal.com

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