In Chicago’s Arcane Investigations Unit, some files burn hotter than others.
For Detective Sofia Vega, a cold case from 1983 isn't just history—it’s a warning. The victim, Elena Vasquez, was a fire mage murdered by corrupted magic, her death part of a ritualistic pattern silenced by powerful forces for forty years.
Partnered with Lieutenant Jack James, Sofia peels back layers of institutional rot to reveal "The Purifiers," a shadow network embedded within the city’s highest offices. Their goal: cleanse humanity of magical diversity through systematic assassination.
As Sofia races to connect the dots between modern disappearances and her own grandfather’s mysterious death, she discovers that the conspiracy didn’t end in the eighties. It evolved. Now, the hunters have become the hunted. Sofia must unite Chicago's fractured magical communities to stop a genocide disguised as justice, before the embers of the past ignite an inferno that consumes them all.
Book information
Genre
Fantasy, Mystery and Thriller
Length
10 hrs 59 mins
Publish date
Jan 26, 2026
Language
English
About the Author
Daniel Pelfrey
Daniel Pelfrey writes thrillers, crime fiction, alternate history, and urban fantasy with a crime fiction twist. A former Air Force member and TSA employee who once dealt blackjack and substitute taught, Daniel draws on his diverse life experiences to craft character-driven narratives. When he's not building intricate story arcs from his home in Medora, North Dakota, he's busy being a reader himself—occasionally remembering there's a world outside his books.View all Audiobooks by Daniel Pelfrey
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