Badge, Book, and Candle — Max Gladstone

Detective Sally Brooks investigates an unusual robbery, and discovers that magic is realand hungry! NYPD Detective Sal Brooks is no rookiebut even the most hardened cop would think twice when they see their brother open a book and become . . . well . . . something entirely not their brother. When her attempts to solve the case cross paths with a mysterious team led by a priest, she starts to realize that the world is far more than what is seems, and, just maybe, magic is realand hungry. This episode is the first in a 16-part Serial, Bookburners , presented by Serial Box. From a team of writers, this collaborative effort unfolds an epic urban fantasy narrative across an entire season in weekly installments.