Crime Spells

This anthology gathers sixteen new stories in which magic is the tool of crime. Beyond ordinary policing and courtrooms, these tales raise tricky questions of ethics and practical logistics: who answers for a spell, how do you prove one was cast, and what counts as justice when sorcery is involved?

The collection looks at every side of the problem. Some stories follow the criminals, others the detectives who chase them, and others the lawyers who must bring them to trial. One heroine slips out of her body to scout for supernatural offenses. A bookmaker, anxious about rival sorcery, pays for protection against hexes. An artist sketches visions that give him glimpses of a killer, and those drawings may end up being the murderer's downfall.

Readers who enjoy crime fiction with a supernatural twist will find much to explore here, as the contributors apply the logic of detection and punishment to a world where spells are real.