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Justice has a body count, and Kara Greims keeps it herself.
The body in the cold-storage locker was strangled with her own necklace, then carved up after she was already dead. Officer Rodriguez wants Kara Greims to find out who did it. The catch: the police can't touch the case.
Good thing Kara isn't the police.
She's the last Free Judge of the Vehmic Court-the vigilante Neo Los Angeles knows only as Nemesis. She also has three identities, a skull on her desk that won't stop offering advice, and, honestly, the magic is the easy part. The hard part is the dead bodies.
To hunt a killer moving through the city's wealthiest circles, Kara builds a brand-new face - socialite Tiffany Nichols-and walks in wearing a smile and a knife. What she finds is staggering: a locked-room murder at a black-tie gala, a confession to fifty-five killings across twenty-two years, a suspect polite enough to surrender without a fight.
Case closed. The bodies don't stop.
Catching one monster just means meeting the next. Two killers, one mask. Can Kara expose the second before the city's elite run out of throats, or is she about to learn what happens when a Free Judge gets it wrong?
Michael Anderle
Michael Anderle is a prolific science fiction and fantasy author best known for creating expansive, interconnected story worlds built around strong, complex characters. He is the creator of The Kurtherian® Gambit, a genre-blending series that combines science fiction, urban fantasy, action, and supernatural elements, and which has grown into a multi-series universe with a global readership. His work is recognized for its fast pacing, serialized storytelling, and long-form character arcs designed to sustain reader engagement across many books.
Over the past decade, Anderle has been one of the most widely read authors in digital subscription fiction. Amazon* recognized him as one of the ten most-read Kindle Unlimited* authors in the United Kingdom over the past decade, reflecting not just high sales volume but sustained reader loyalty. His books have reached readers in multiple international markets and have been translated into numerous languages, helping establish a broad and diverse fanbase.
Beyond writing, Anderle is known for his collaborative approach to storytelling. He frequently works with other authors within shared universes, mentoring new voices while maintaining tight narrative continuity across large bodies of work. This collaborative model has allowed his fictional worlds to expand organically while remaining accessible to new readers.
Today, Michael Anderle continues to develop new series and expand existing universes across science fiction, fantasy, and supernatural thrillers. His work emphasizes long-term worldbuilding, evolving characters, and stories designed to translate naturally across media, reflecting a forward-looking approach to modern genre fiction.
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