The Brass Ledger at Halsted

About this book

In 2026 Chicago, municipal magic keeps the trains running, the lake from swallowing blocks whole, and certain civic secrets safely buried. Zadie Ocampo, a wary archive conservator with a brass prosthetic thumb, wants no part of the city’s supernatural politics—until a murdered ward auditor leaves her a damaged transit ledger that should not exist. Hunted through flooded stations, sealed courtrooms, and neighborhoods whose names have been magically edited from public memory, Zadie must decide whether truth is worth the chaos it can unleash. With a transit diviner, a community advocate, and a city official all pursuing their own versions of justice, she follows the ledger toward Halsted Station, where Chicago’s oldest bargain is waiting to be read aloud.

Book details

Genres:

Mystery, Urban Fantasy, Legal Thriller

Language:

en

Published:

2026-07-09

Content rating:

PG-13