Unholy Ghosts

The dead have risen, and the living are under attack. The government has fallen, and the Church of Real Truth now runs things. It has promised to repay citizens who are harassed by ghosts.

Chess Putnam is a witch covered in tattoos who works as a ghost hunter. She is good at banishing the wicked dead and takes the work on her own terms. Her talent pays, but it does not cover what she owes.

Chess is in debt to Bump, a drug lord with a record of killing, and she keeps the debt hidden. Bump wants payment now, in the form of a dangerous job. It involves black magic, human sacrifice and a demonic creature, along with enough malign energy to wipe out a city of souls.

Complications crowd in. Chess feels lust for a rival gang leader and a risky pull toward Bump's ruthless enforcer. This is urban fantasy with a dark, fast-moving edge, and Chess starts to doubt whether the thrill of her life is worth the price.