The Wicked & the Dead

Enter a new faery world by the author of the internationally and New York Times bestselling, award-winning Wicked Lovely series... Half witch, half killer, wholly unpreparedly for a Faery Bargain... Geneviève Crowe makes her living beheading the dead in near-future New Orleans, Draugar, again-walkers, are faster and stronger than most humans, but n… Enter a new faery world by the author of the internationally and New York Times bestselling, award-winning Wicked Lovely series... Half witch, half killer, wholly unpreparedly for a Faery Bargain... Geneviève Crowe makes her living beheading the dead in near-future New Orleans, Draugar, again-walkers, are faster and stronger than most humans, but not venomous until they are a century old. Until then, they shamble and bite. But now, her magic's gone sideways, and the only person strong enough to help her is the one man who could tempt her to think about picket fences: Eli Stonecroft, a faery who chose to be a bar-owner in New Orleans rather than live in Elphame. Then human businessmen start turning up as draugar. Suddenly, the queen of the again-walkers and the wealthy son of one of the victims, both hire Geneviève to figure it out. Neither her heart nor her life are safe now that she's juggling a faery, murder, and magic. "I loved The Wicked and The Dead! A sassy, ass-kicking heroine, a deliciously mysterious fae hero, and a wonderful mix of action and romance. Add that to Melissa's usual great world-building, and I'm already looking forward to book 2!" - Jeaniene Frost, New York Tmes Bestselling Author