Part of Series
Peril, noun 1) Serious and immediate danger. 2) Exposure to the risk of being injured, destroyed or lost. 3) Harker & Blackthorn’s general state of being. Amy Matthews – physicist, psychic and cryptozoology consultant – is thrilled to be travelling to Romania on Harker & Blackthorn’s latest case. Rebekah has finally managed to track down an informant who can tell them where the rogue DNA used to make sanguivorous panthers came from. While her methods of acquiring the intel aren’t entirely legal, none of the team are technically breaking the law. Yet. What should have been a quick, risk-free job turns into a political nightmare when the team are accused of a heinous crime. Pushed into the service of a mysterious, ancient organisation, Amy, Rebekah and Steve must journey into the forests of Southern Transylvania in search of answers. Failure is not an option if they ever want to make it home. And in a remote mountain stronghold, an inhuman intelligence watches their progress with interest…and hungers. For the Dead Travel Fast is the seventh book in the riveting Harker & Blackthorn series. If you like snarky heroines, thrilling mysteries, shadowy scientific organisations and enigmatic creatures, try this kickass urban fantasy adventure series.
Author
Urban fantasy and historical fiction author J.A. Ironside masquerades by day as member of the county library service, which strangely enough has less to do with books than you would think.
Jules grew up in Dorset in a house full of books, which probably explains a lot about how her mind works. You might think that folklore, fringe science, history, physics, magic and supernatural mystery wouldn’t go all that well together, but she’s hell bent on proving they do. Her urban fantasy series Harker & Blackthorn is now ten books long and counting. It features a sentient museum because someone needs to keep track of what’s going on. Unveiled – another UF series set in the same universe – is now complete.
Jules is also determined to show that historical fiction can be both factually correct and funny. The King’s Knight series is set during the tumultuous reign of Richard II, while the sweeping Oath and Crown Duology – co-authored with Matthew Willis – follows the events leading up to and around the Battle of Hastings.
When pried her away from her books, Jules enthusiastically engages in martial arts and playing the piano, although never at the same time. At least not yet. She lives on the edge of the Cotswold way with her boyfriend creature and two hell’s kittens. Find out more at www.jaironside.com
