The Agent’s Demon (Locke & Steel #1)
When her mentor is brutally murdered, Hazel Locke is dragged into the investigation as the newest agent at Her Majesty’s Paranormal Investigation Agency. To solve the case, she must summon a demon partner called a Hound, a creature who can track down others of its kind. But the demon she summons is unlike any she’s encountered before, and he wants nothing to do with her or the Agency.
As the body count rises, Hazel realizes there’s more at stake than getting justice for her mentor. A ruthless killer haunts the streets of London, and to stop them, she and her demon will have to put their differences aside and work together to solve the crime – no matter where the journey takes her.
Content Warnings: violence, gore (description of violent murders), references to period-typical prejudices, including: sexism; antisemitism; racism; homophobia.
The Rose and the Ghost (Locke & Steel #2)
After fleeing the Agency, Hazel and Steel travel to France on the trail of the demon who killed Steel’s family. Their only clue leads them to Paris, and to rumours of a mysterious spectre terrorising the opera house.
As they begin investigating, they’re confronted by members of the French paranormal agency, the Sûreté. Faced with the looming threat of arrest, Hazel will have to keep the agents from discovering why she fled England while trying to find and catch the opera ghost before they do.
Yet the memory of Rayne’s death haunts her dreams. With guilt shadowing every decision she makes, she can’t tell which path is the right one – or who she should trust.
Content Warnings: violence, gore (description of violent murders), references to period-typical prejudices, including: sexism; antisemitism; racism; homophobia.
The Palace of Shadows (Locke & Steel #3)
VIENNA, 1888
Now that the murderer who killed Steel’s family has been revealed, the hunt should be easy. But when Hazel and Steel reach Vienna, they find that the fox has gone to ground. Helped by Agent Eve Wilson and her partner Cassius, they start by investigating the killer’s target, House Asmodeus.
The demons are making no effort to hide, flaunting themselves as privileged guests in the Emperor’s own palace. They have no interest in the killer. What they want is Steel, and Hazel soon learns that the palace holds secrets that may divide her and her partner forever…
Content Warnings: violence, gore (description of violent murders), attempted sexual assault, references to period-typical prejudices, including: sexism; antisemitism; racism; homophobia.
House of the Serpent (Locke & Steel #0.5)
FLORENCE, 1888
House Leviathan was the best chance of protection from the demons that murdered his father and from predatory human agencies.
But now the House has fallen and his mother is dead. His only choice is to hunt down those responsible.
Follow this vengeful journey of a demon seeking justice for his slain family in this companion short story to the Locke & Steel series.
L.E. Medlock 