That's two and I am thoroughly hooked! Next!!!

The author has created an interesting 1930’s time line. There are recognizable pieces and new pieces. The characters are interesting and story line is good. I read the first one in series and like enough to read the second book. I will continue the series

This is the second book in the series, and I am looking forward to the next. The storyline is clever, and the characters are likable. It's a fun read.

I enjoy this series. The way they weave magic into 1930's New York is clever. The mysteries are entertaining and I have not yet so solved one before the story so that's enjoyable. Plus the character development is getting better ask get deeper into the world. All in all a pleasant read and a good way to spends few hours

Great story, great characters and well-written. I think I'll try book next! Thanks Dan, for such a fun to read series.

I enjoyed this installment. The mysteries were clever our protagonist is a great guy who is not overpowered which makes his abilities and his ingenuity that more interesting.

So I’m following Alex, Iggy and Leslie through another adventure and I couldn’t put it down. Lots of fun and quirky characters. Looks like I’m going to have to buy the next book.

Really engaging noir with many intriguing links into magic and history and just a rollicking fun read. Tempted to buy a pack of smokes just to be even more involved. Want to compliment even more but that would involve spoilers.

Fun noir book with a magical twist. Book two is just as great as the first, on to number 3!

Thoroughly enjoyed this book! Great characters to like and others to loathe, novel ideas and intriguing applications of magic in this alternate Sam Spade style New York. Looking forward to the next volume.

A great read for anyone who enjoys a locked room detective mystery. The mysteries pile up and the resolution is well handled. Well worth the time but best fun uf you read the two preceding books first. Enjoy. I certainly did.

I loved the whole thing. The many moving parts that connect to the overall mystery, the main character and his personal struggles, the rich and peculiar supporting characters, the way the magic and the depression-era atmosphere blend perfectly together... it was all fantastic!! Read it. You won't regret it.

All good things come in threes. Again Alex is saddled with three cases. Two are high profile cases and one is a missing person case. Later on, his friend Danny asks him for help with one of his cases and it soon is clear that case is connected to one of Alex's. Turns out the missing person case is also connected.

This time Alex seems to struggle quite a bit. Money is short, his magic seems to fail him, and he is struggling with the physical consequences from using a lot of his power in the last book. He falls back on his skills as a detective and it works out fine for him.

I couldn't put the book down. It was quite a ride. I enjoyed the introduction of new characters, the mystery of an unknown runewright school, and the not quite introduction of a character of considerable power who will probably play a role in the future. And though I was suspecting something was off with one particular person, it turned out the person was involved, just not the way I thought. So, Alex was always one step ahead of me and the book stayed suspenseful until the end.

There were a few odd sentences and the reading felt rough here and there, so I'll go with 4/5 stars.