Knight, the sheriff of a local magical government known as "the Gambit," is called to recover a mutilated body, tainted with magic and dumped at a popular haunt. When the corpse is identified as a close associate of the Gambit, it threatens the safety of the community he protects, and those he cares about most. As the fragile peace amongst the city's magic-wielding factions disintegrates, Knight must track down a cadre of murderers before his friends are picked off, one by one - with each death used to strengthen the spells cast against the Gambit.

The Portland Gambit survived the Black King's takeover, but not all of the enemies have been identified, and fewer yet have been captured. Wit No Han, a war criminal who assisted the Black King, was deprived of his ability to do magic, and is consumed with revenge. And he's found an unlikely ally in Baldur and the Kindred, a gang of militant magical racist anarchists, making them a far deadlier opponent than before. With a serial killer draining Portland's most powerful mages of blood, another attacking waeres, and other traitors working against the Gambit from the inside, Knight and Rook's brief respite is at an end. The only way out is through as they strive to contain the damage, and disable Wit No Han... again. Kindred Spirits is the second title in The Gambit, following The Necromancer's Gambit. Visit Nic's website NicolasWilson.com for news of new titles in this dark urban fantasy series.