


In the course of the adventure, they discover that the share a sense of humor and an enjoyment of good food: He knows all the restaurants in the area and she is a good cook.

The two end up partnered and working to solve the case of a break-in to the police evidence locker that used no means, magical or otherwise, recognizable to anyone on the force and resulted in the thieves gaining a powerful magic artifact. The second, more used point of view is that of Henri Davenforth, who is one of the police department’s experts on magic and its use. Once she escapes, she joins the police system in her new home. The first point of view is that of Jamie Edwards, a woman, a federal agent, pulled from our world by a witch. Magic and the Shinigami Detective is told from two points of view. It’s not so much that the mystery is interesting (though it is) as that the relationship between the two main characters is delightful, one of friendship, mutual trust, and an enjoyment of good food. “Please tell me this is part of a series!” Less than halfway through Magic and the Shinigami Detective, I knew I wanted there to be more.
