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What’s it about?
Ex-intelligence operatives Jack and Tessa investigate supernatural cases, battling ancient evil and Death herself while confronting personal demons across the American Southwest.
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- Print length989 pages
Print length: 989 pages
The estimated length is calculated using the number of page turns on a Kindle, using settings to closely represent a physical book. - LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateAugust 18, 2025
- File size1.9 MB
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Book overview
It’s the kind of danger that doesn’t show up in police reports.
The kind you call the Praetorius Agency to stop.
Jack de Sombras is a rugged ex-intelligence operative—equal parts cowboy investigator and reluctant hero. His past is a locked vault of secrets and trauma. Tessa Wells Lancing is his once-agency partner, now co-founder of their private security firm, whose psychic visions make her both a target and a weapon. Together, they’re the team you send when the case teeters between paranormal investigation and covert ops.
In The Skin Thief, a string of disappearances in the American Southwest leads them into haunted ruins, local corruption, and the crosshairs of Death herself, who wants Tessa to take her place.
In The Pillar, ritual killings and smuggled antiquities pull them deep into the occult underworld of serial killers and madness. Tessa deliberately wields her psychic gift for the first time, and Jack faces a haunting in his own home—while an unknown paramilitary unit tracks their every move.
In The Vessel, the road east turns lethal. Jack must confront the murderous ghost of his grandfather and a family curse that hints at his own supernatural abilities. Tessa’s visions sharpen into unavoidable truths, drawing them toward a deadly confrontation with cult fanatics and ancient evil.
From sun-scorched canyonlands to fog-drenched city streets, from haunted houses to blood-soaked ritual sites, the Praetorius Agency Files deliver an addictive blend of occult mystery, supernatural suspense, and romantic thriller. Jack and Tessa’s partnership is forged in danger, tested by trust, and lit by a slow-burn chemistry that even Death can’t extinguish.
Three books. One relentless fight against the darkness—both human and not. Perfect for fans of paranormal thrillers, psychic detective stories, and supernatural crime fiction ... all with more than a touch of romance and peril.
About the author
Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.T. E. MacArthur, award-winning author, artist, historian, amateur cat whisperer, and parapsychologist wannabe lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her cat and far too many books. Can one have too many books?
She began her career with the standout Steampunk series, The Volcano Lady, and the classic one-shilling serial, The Gaslight Adventures of Tom Turner.
She has written for several specialized publications, anthologies, and was even an accidental sports reporter for Reuters News.
Her storytelling dramatically shifted direction from Sci-Fi to the mysterious, one of many lifelong obsessions: Ancient Mysteries. Her published works are in the Dieselpunk-Hard-Boiled Detective, and now Paranormal subgenres of Suspense and Thrillers.
“I love them all. Dress me up and take me out dancing - darn near any era will do.”
If you want to talk ghosts, Raymond Chandler slang, steam locomotives, and Elizabethan insults? She’s your girl.
Product information
| ASIN | B0FN1QD6R8 |
| Publisher | Indies United Publishing House, LLC |
| Publication date | August 18, 2025 |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Language | English |
| File size | 1.9 MB |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled Enhanced typesetting: EnabledEnhanced typesetting improvements offer faster reading with less eye strain and beautiful page layouts, even at larger font sizes. |
| X-Ray | Not Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled Word Wise: EnabledWord Wise helps you read harder books by explaining the most challenging words in the book. |
| Print length | 989 pages Print length: 989 pagesThe estimated length is calculated using the number of page turns on a Kindle, using settings to closely represent a physical book. |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1644568590 |
| Page Flip | Enabled Page Flip: EnabledPage Flip is a new way to explore your books without losing your place. |
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