I Smell Smoke — Craig Halloran

The unexpected continues … Just when Sidney thinks she's gotten a handle on things, she finds herself at odds again with her annoying and unappreciative supervisor, Cyrus Tweel. To make matters worse, there's been no talk about the Black Slate or the whereabouts of Smoke, leaving her in the dark and feeling more isolated than ever. During a stakeout with Cyrus, odd things begin to emerge. Black Suns and oddly familiar children begin to show up. The Drakes fingerprints seem to be on everything she's involved with. Just when Sidney begins to fret her new duties and doubt her peers, Smoke shows up in a suit looking as gorgeous as ever. Captivated by him at first, it's not long before they butt heads over the next Black Slate assignment. A mysterious woman called Night Bird. Timing is everything, but family troubles emerge a day before Christmas Eve, when Sidney's sister, Allison goes missing and a mysterious stranger shows up at her parents' home. Reluctantly, she agrees to take Smoke to her parents with her. On the way, a semi-truck, owned by Drake, runs them off the road, totally the Interceptor. And that's just where the story begins, not to mention Sidney's first meeting with Fat Sam and Guppy, strange graveyards and more diabolical deaders. Will Sid and Smoke get closer or will the wicked powers that be force them apart?