Fans of Jim Butcher and Kevin Hearne will enjoy this heart-pounding urban fantasy featuring monster slayer Dave Hooper and his magical splitting maul. After the tumultuous Battle of New Orleans, Dave enjoys the perks of a champion monster-slayer in Las Vegas. But as the forces from the UnderRealms regroup for their next attack, danger returns. Dave parties with celebrities and deals with legal entanglements, while his formidable ex seeks a piece of the action. When new monsters arrive, a shadowy operation offers Dave a deal he can’t refuse. He then faces an opponent who makes battling behemoths look easya ravishing Russian spy with powers of her own.