She knows who killed her ex - but can she bring the killer to justice?

Part-dryad private investigator Ngaire has her work cut out for her as she continues to moonlight as an arborist, cross words with orcs and elves, and most important of all, keep her daughter safe from a rogue real estate dealer. There's something deeper at work in the city too. While werewolves bay about territorial rights above ground, a secret network is forming below the city. Can Ngaire tap into the network to solve her problems, or will her reluctance to metamorphose keep her from accessing this critical resource?

Melissa Gunn spent several years pursuing a science career before deciding it would be more fun to write fiction ? though it turns out that there is even more research involved. She enjoys combining facts that seem fantastical with actual fantasy, and creating quirky characters with a sense of humour. When she's not trying to figure out how a volcano demigod would problem-solve, she is feeding her backyard menagerie, chasing chickens out of the garden, or taking photographs of whatever will stand still for long enough (so mostly plants).