Full name: The Dire King: A Jackaby Novel

Author: William Ritter Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Fantasy, Young adult, Mystery, Historical fiction, Paranormal, Supernatural Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781616207625 9781616206703 1616207620 1616206705

The fate of the world is in the hands of detective of the supernatural R. F. Jackaby and his intrepid assistant, Abigail Rook. An evil king is turning ancient tensions into modern strife, using a blend of magic and technology to push Earth and the Otherworld into a mortal competition. Jackaby and Abigail are caught in the middle as they continue to solve the daily mysteries of New Fiddleham, New England -- like who's created the rend between the worlds, how to close it, and why zombies are appearing around. At the same time, the romance between Abigail and the shape-shifting police detective Charlie Cane deepens, and Jackaby's resistance to his feelings for 926 Augur Lane's ghostly lady, Jenny, begins to give way. Before the four can think about their own futures, they will have to defeat an evil that wants to destroy the future altogether. Similar books: Ghostly Echoes by William Ritter The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge Beastly Bones by William Ritter Jackaby by William Ritter Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty Courting Darkness by Robin LaFevers Elske by Cynthia Voigt A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge The Dark Flight Down by Marcus Sedgwick A Death at the Dionysus Club by Melissa Scott The Seat of Magic by J. Kathleen Cheney The Winter Prince by Elizabeth E. Wein Wolf Wing by Tanith Lee Wolf Tower by Tanith Lee Wolf Queen by Tanith Lee Haunting Violet by Alyxandra Harvey Constable & Toop by Gareth P. Jones The Secret of Laurel Oaks by Lois Ruby The Spiritglass Charade by Colleen Gleason The Archived by Victoria Schwab