A stand-alone urban fantasy novel in the City of Shadows series, where hardboiled noir meets a post-WWII Los Angeles shared with vampires, zombies, and demons. The San Fernando Valley is hot, the money is dry, and private investigator Mitchell’s most frequent companion is an office cat named Old Man Mose. Most calls are a waste of time, but rent doesn't pay itself. When a known prankster with a history named Irv Lipshit dials the number offering a hundred dollars just for an audience, Mitchell takes the deal. But Los Angeles is changing, and the shadows are getting longer. The supernatural is starting to bleed through the cracks of the noir pavement, proving that ancient hunger and Wild Turkey do not mix well. Mitchell is about to find out that some jobs are priced high for a reason. Gritty supernatural noir Post-WWII alternate history Supernatural detective tropes