The Dragon Who Dabbled in Crypto Ushers in the Halloween Season

As Halloween approaches, thoughts turn to things that go bump in the night and the Hardboiled Magic series of snarky horror detective tales returns with a new installment: The Dragon Who Dabbled in Crypto.

"High finance has its demons, but who pulls the strings? Something wanted the podcaster dead. An attempt to blow the whistle on cryptocurrency fraud drew a response: a botched assassination by supernatural means. Management brought in a consultant to "fix" the problem, but a trail of scorch marks from incinerated bodies leads into a web of demonic financial crimes, purloined precious metals and eSports game fixing. What is the secret of the "Schatzhorde des Drachen" coin and will it lead Mister Lewis into the lair of… The Dragon Who Dabbled in Crypto?"

Mister Lewis, the hero of the Hardboiled Magic series, calls himself a "physics consultant," but what he really consults on are problems that defy the laws of physics. Problems like whether there's a supernatural reason all those musicians are dying or how to build an ironclad legal case for firing a warlock from your company. And like any consultant, he frequently finds himself doing unpleasant work for unpleasant people.

Hardboiled Magic lies at the intersection of urban fantasy, horror, and detective fiction, filtered through a sardonic worldview for fans of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, Charles Stross's Laundry Files, Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London and Douglas Adams's Dirk Gently. The Dragon Who Dabbled in Crypto is the third book in the series.

"While the series has its roots in the pulp world, the stories are irreverent takes on the topics of the day," explains author TW Allen. "The last couple years have seen all kinds of hijinks with cryptocurrency companies not being above board and increasingly bizarre stock shorts and squeezing, so this time out we confront the sinister forces behind financial crimes."

"The Hardboiled Magic Detective, more specifically, Mr. Lewis is one the most fun protagonists to portray," says voice performer Erik Braa. "Plus, the supporting cast of characters allows me to play... Thanks to TW Allen putting up with my silliness."

In keeping with tradition, The Dragon That Dabbled in Crypto audiobook will be available on Kickstarter through Halloween at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/studentloans/hardboiled-magic-the-dragon-who-dabbled-in-crypto?ref=b9lohl

About TW Allen
TW Allen's titles have included (alphabetically): bouncer, college professor, humor columnist, NBA/WNBA beat reporter and technology consultant. On the fiction side of the world, he's a member of the Mystery Writers of America & Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association and possibly best known for writing the Division & Rush comic strip for the Chicago Tribune Media Group.

Clearly, he should have had better things to do than write another book, but... you know how it is...

About Erik Braa
Our narrator is Erik Braa, The Viking of Voice, whom you might know as the voice of Draven from League of Legends, Master Kohga from Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity and now featured in Starfield from Bethesda.

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