Spells for the Dead
core novel 2020 Jane Yellowrock
Record
| First published | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.52 (4,535 ratings, collected 2026-10-30) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780399587962 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
Rookie PsyLED agent Nell Ingram, who draws power from the earth, is called to the Tennessee mansion of a country music star. Inside she finds bodies that are decaying unusually fast. Her teammate T. Laine, a witch, has never seen magic that drains life force in this way. The team must find the killer quickly, because the dark magic is growing and could spread. Their work is made harder by an FBI agent who opposes the investigation of paranormal crimes and who works against them. Nell has to use her ties to the land and to her team to track the source of the spells.
Where it sits
- Universe: Jane Yellowrock
- Series: Soulwood core; position 5 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Faith Hunter
Notes
- From the series record (Soulwood): Novels about earth-magic user Nell Ingram and her PsyLED team, set in the Jane Yellowrock world.
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.
- Publication order, within the series Soulwood: position 5 of 6: previous Circle of the Moon (2019) · next Rift in the Soul (2024)
- Internal chronology, within Jane Yellowrock: position 10 of 21: previous Death's Rival (2012) · next Blood Trade (2013)
Sources
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