num_pages: 416
description: READING WRITING AND RAISING THE DEADWhen Chess Putnam is ordered by an infamous crime bosswho also happens to be her drug dealerto use her powers as a witch to solve a grisly murder involving dark magic she knows she must rise to the challenge. Adding to the intensity: Chesss boyfriend Terrible doesnt trust her and Lex the son of a rival crime lord is trying to reignite the sparks between him and Chess.Plus theres the little matter of Chesss real job as a ghost hunter for the Church of Real Truth investigating reports of a haunting at a school in the heart of Downside. Someone seems to be taking a crash course in summoning the deadand if Chess doesnt watch her back she may soon be joining their ranks. As Chess is drawn into a shadowy world of twisted secrets and dark violence it soon becomes clear that shes not going to emerge from its depths without making the ultimate sacrifice.
language: English
title: Sacrificial Magic
publisher: Del Rey (Random House)