01789nam a2200325u 4500 268794842 OCoLC 20190501205820.0 ta 090827s2009 nyu 000 1 eng d 9780441017232 7.99 0441017231 (OCoLC)268794842 BTCTA BTCTA ZGX Battis, Jes, 1979- A flash of Hex Jes Battis. Ace mass-market ed. New York : Ace Books, 2009. 371 p. ; 18 cm. An OSI novel. Sequel to: Night child. "As an Occult Special Investigator, Tess Corday has seen her fair share of disturbing crime scenes--but nothing has ever shocked her as much as the ritualistic murder of a drugged-out runaway kid, who she soon learns was not the first such victim. All the dead teens had traces of the dangerous magical drug called Hex in their bodies. All were the children of powerful mage families. All were killed with the sacred tools of mages. It adds up to the chilling possibility that the OSI is dealing with a serial killer, one who has incredible inhuman powers. To stop the slaughter, Tess and her partner, Derrick, will go anywhere and do anything--including seeking help from the necromancer Lucian Agrado, whom Tess is under orders to avoid. But as the deaths continue, Tess becomes convinced that the identity of the killer is locked inside her own head. And the question is, how many rules is she willing to break to get to the truth?" Magic Fiction. Serial murders Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Fantasy fiction. gsafd Occult fiction. gsafd An OSI novel 44 16117 16117 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ PB 2016-10-27 1 1 PB BATT 9153 2025-12-03 2024-10-25 2024-10-25 7.99 2016-10-27 BOOK