Erin cannot use magic in a world where everyone can. The consequences are significant: she doesn’t qualify for certain jobs, she has to take daily medication, and it makes her uniquely vulnerable to the perils of a world of magic, blind to threats that can lurk in innocuous things.
Such as a clock left on her doorstep.
Inside is Renfield, an imprisoned demon. In order to save herself, Erin makes a bargain - the demon is allowed possession of her body in exchange for sparing her life. Wherever she goes, Renfield goes with her.Unfortunately, demonic possession is not easily overlooked, and Erin quickly loses both her friends and her job. Her only source of income is the occasional freelance job from the police department when a magical incident is too dangerous for their certified mages. Erin may not be able to use magic, but Renfield can while he is in control of her body, and the demon is very good at killing things.
Their current assignment is a failed ritual which covered a house with blood and left behind no trace of the participant’s bodies. Worse, the friends and family of those involved are being systematically wiped out in terrifying ways. As Renfield and Erin struggle to catch up to the killer, they find evidence that the killer has connections to the demon world. Renfield’s history has come back for him and now this case is no longer a means of income, but something deeply personal for Renfield... and deeply dangerous for an increasingly reluctant Erin.
