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Orphan necromancer makes a living by clandestinely renting out dead bodies to deceased spirits and their next of kin, but suddenly clients start killing vampires and dropping dead, like really permanently dead. Not good for business, or staying out of view of the Society that polices the paranormal world.

Frankie, or Mary Frances Talbot, as the "nuns" in the paranormal orphanage named her, and her two "siblings", Matty the oneiromancer, and Josie the dryad, run an body shop by way of a few spirits frequently possessing Matty, and a more lucrative business of providing closure for the recently departed—time spent with your bereaved, finishing a will, playtime with a pet, etc.

But when one of her clients doesn't show up with the leased body, Frankie and Josie embark on a repossession that turns sour as the body is discovered next to a recently killed vampire, of all things.

In a world where the dead talk and the Gods occasionally meddle, Frankie must discover who or what is causing her leased out bodies to go missing before she comes into view of the Society, the cops, or whomever else has it out for her and her siblings.

Fair Market Value is a nice mix of witty banter, tough sibling love, conflicting love interests, and a plot that keeps you hooked.