A Friend in Need — James E. Wisher

If you can't count on your friends, who can you count on?When Carter Monk, one of the Circle of Sorcery's agents, goes missing in Australia, Dasiuke Kugo and his partner Helena are dispatched to find out what happened.But just getting to Carter's last known location is a challenge since Australia is now a sealed country, no foreigners allowed.When they finally arrive, they'll have to deal with monsters, demon magic, and an obsessed cult if they want to rescue their friend and get to the bottom of the mystery he'd been investigating.Succeed or fail, nothing will be the same after this mission.