Piercing the Veil

Retirement was supposed to be peaceful. Nobody mentioned the arrows.

After twenty-one years in law enforcement, Detective Sergeant Magnum Schultz has traded her badge for goats, chickens, and the occasional cold beer on the porch.

Then George Rooney shows up.

Her longtime nemesis has an offer she knows she should refuse: join him as a private investigator. Against her better judgment, Magnum agrees. After all, how much trouble can a simple case of suspected marital infidelity cause?

Plenty, apparently.

Their client's wife is keeping secrets that go far beyond an extramarital affair, and before Magnum knows it, she's stumbled into a bewildering world of witch covens, voodoo, and questions about the thin veil between life and death.

This is a far cry from ordinary police work. And considerably more dangerous than tending chickens.

Deep in a shadowy forest, an arrow slams into a tree inches from Magnum's head. Before she can react, a second arrow is aimed straight at her face.

Magnum thought she'd left danger behind when she retired. Now, with death staring at her down the length of a drawn bow, she's beginning to wonder whether the witches have it in for her—or whether she's simply the same old shit magnet with a brand-new job title.