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Dangerous Deception

expanded novel 2015 Beautiful Creatures

Record

First published2015
Original language EN
Work typenovel
Canon statusexpanded
Reader rating3.72 (3,986 ratings, collected 2026-09-10)
First-edition ISBN9780316370349
Internal chronology2

Synopsis

Dangerous Deception picks up after the events of Dangerous Creatures, with Link, a rock musician who is part Incubus, desperately searching for his missing girlfriend Ridley, a Dark Caster and Siren. Reuniting with his bandmates and joining forces with the enigmatic Lennox Gates, Link follows Ridley's trail through the American South, eventually reaching the fabled crossroads where bluesman Robert Johnson is said to have struck his infamous bargain. There they discover a hidden menagerie of imprisoned Casters and uncover a growing evil rooted in New Orleans, one that threatens to consume everyone connected to it. As the search intensifies, Link is forced to confront the possibility that no matter how far he goes or what he sacrifices, love alone might not be enough to save the person he cares about most.

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Notes

  • From the series record (Dangerous Creatures): Companion duology following supporting characters Ridley and Link in New York City.

Neighbouring works

Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.

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