Publisher's Synopsis
In the Unnatural Quarter, golems slave away in sweatshops, necromancers sell black-market trinkets to tourists, and the dead rise up to work the night shift. But zombie detective Dan Shamble is no ordinary working stiff. When a local senator and his goons picket a ghostly production of Shakespeare in the Dark condemning the troupes unnatural lifestyles Dan smells something rotten. And if something smells rotten to a zombie, youre in serious trouble Before his way of life, er, death is destroyed, Dan wants answers. Along the way he needs to provide security for a mummified madame, defend a mixed-race couple (hes a vampire, shes a werewolf) from housing discrimination, and save his favorite watering hole, the Goblin Tavern, from drying up. Throw in a hairy hitman, a necro-maniac, and a bank robber who walks through walls, and Dan Shambles plate is full. Maybe this time, the zombie detective has bitten off more than he can chew
