A Flash of Hex

With her tenacious spirit and relentless determination, Tess breaks all the rules in her pursuit of justice.

After a series of brutal murders, Occult Special Investigator Tess Corday is convinced the identity of the killer is locked in her own head. The only question is-how many rules is she willing to break to get to the truth?

Teaming up with Detective Derrick Gwick and a mysterious woman named Selena, they embark on a journey that takes them through the forbidden realms inhabited by vampires, necromancers, and other supernatural creatures. As the stakes rise and the danger escalates, Tess must confront her inner demons and navigate the treacherous world of magic to solve the case."Battis manages to make the world come alive as a workable universe with infinite complexity."
-SF REVUCanadian Jes Battis is from Vancouver, but for the academic year 2007-2008, will be living in New York City and teaching at Hunter College. Jes is an academic, with a concentration in English and Pop Culture Studies, who has had two books published, one on Buffy The Vampire Slayer and one on Farscape.