The only thing worse than an assassin is a zombie assassin.

That's what I find myself up against when a celebrity hypnotist turns up dead on Christmas. Except this killer is no ordinary zombie, and I should know. The name's Cisco Suarez, and besides being the Miami Police Department's resident supernatural consultant, I'm a practicing necromancer.

With a series of murders threatening to reveal the existence of magic, anti-animist militias capture the public heart. The streets are rife with unrest and vigilantes that aren't me.

To add to my growing list of distractions, a tenacious FBI agent swears I'm the infamous Shadow Man and uses increasingly hostile tactics to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, my girls Fran, Darcy, and Milena all find themselves in existential trouble.

Against all that, I still have a killer to find. So I enlist the help of a curious dog, dig up an old grave, and tie the zombie's origins to the Twelve Days of Christmas. Talk about holiday cheer.

Is it Christmas season or hunting season, and who's hunting who?

If you like Jim Butcher, Shayne Silvers, Steve McHugh, or John Conroe, then you are going to love Domino Finn's contribution to the smart-talking MC that's perpetually stuck between a rock and a hard place.

What readers are saying:

⚡⚡ "Black Magic Outlaw is a standout in a world of lookalikes." ⚡⚡

⚡⚡ "Cisco is a tattooed, necromancing, shadow-morphing, 'Live and Let Die' meets Jack Reacher kind of guy... only better." ⚡⚡

⚡⚡ "Urban fantasy just went up a notch." ⚡⚡

⚡⚡ "The magic is far more imaginative than anything I have read since Sanderson." ⚡⚡

⚡⚡ "A quantum leap in storytelling." ⚡⚡

⚡⚡ "Cisco is the kind of character you can't help cheering for, with a mix of boyish charm, a dash of arrogance, but always the bighearted underdog." ⚡⚡

⚡⚡ "Action junkies will love this series." ⚡⚡

⚡⚡ "Enough dead bodies, zombies, and wizards to fill a small stadium." ⚡⚡

⚡⚡ "Jason Bourne meets urban fantasy. Good pace, engaging lead, and fresh mythology. Loved it." ⚡⚡

⚡⚡ "What a great path of destruction Cisco leaves..." ⚡⚡