Bessie Knox is an investigator of magical mysteries. In an alternate Harlem Renaissance where new forms of magic created by Black joy strain against the white establishment, Knox's old colleagues at the Bronx Academy of Magic have started turning up dead, pushing her weakened abilities to their limits.
And now if she can't solve the case, she might be next.

A noir take on urban fantasy for enjoyers of alternate histories.

Part of the Neon Hemlock Novella Series.