Heart of Stone

✍ Scribed by Murphy, C.E.

• Publisher: [distributor] Luna Books, Luna Books
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 206 KB
• Edition: First Time Paperback
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780373803101

✦ Synopsis

Okay, so jogging through Central Park after midnight wasn't a bright idea. But Margrit Knight never thought she'd encounter a dark new world filled with magical beingsnot to mention a dying woman and a mysterious stranger with blood on his hands. Her logical, lawyer instincts told her it couldn't all be realbut she could hardly deny what she'd seenand touched.

The mystery man, Alban, was a gargoyle. One of the fabled Old Races who had hidden their existence for centuries. Now he was a murder suspect, and he needed Margrit's help to take the heat off him and find the real killer. And as the dead pile up, it's a race against the sunrise to clear Alban's name and keep them both alive.

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From Publishers Weekly

In Murphy's exciting series opener, Alban Korund, a winged, shape-shifting gargoyle, is framed as a murderer. He begs legal help from Margrit Knight, a human lawyer who at first thinks he's your average Central Park stalker. Margrit soon becomes attracted to her stony client and fascinated by the shadowy world of the Old Races, who live secretly among humans. As she struggles to prove Alban's innocence, Margrit herself battles a dangerous dragonlord, other gargoyles and a powerful vampire, as well as taking on the case of a selkie mother and baby living in a building destined for demolition. Margrit must also decide what to do about her jealous on-again/off-again boyfriend, Tony, a homicide detective who dislikes Alban and thinks he's guilty. Realist, feminist Margrit makes for a deeply compelling heroine as she struggles to sort out the sudden upheaval in her professional and romantic lives. Murphy (Coyote Dreams) has created a refreshing addition to the urban fantasy landscape. (Nov.)
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About the Author

C.E. Murphy is the author of more than twenty booksalong with a number of novellas and comics. Born in Alaska, currently living in Ireland, she does miss central heating, insulation andsometimes--snow but through the wonders of the internet, her imagination and her close knit family, shes never bored or lonely. While she does travel through time (sadly only forward, one second at a time) she can also be found online at www.cemurphy.net or @ce_murphy on Twitter

Library : Fantasy
Universes : The Negotiator [01]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780373802920