Jack Dahlish
4 primary works
Book 1
There are things in this world you're not prepared to face.
When a friend on the police force refers the anxious grandmother of a missing girl to him, Jack Dahlish knows it's a case the police can't solve. A case that will involve suspects the police can't handle. He takes the job, and sets out on the trail of the abductor.
Visiting the playground that little Penny was taken from, Jack picks up on clues that only he can see. The silver coin he wears around his neck gives him the ability to see the supernatural creatures that live among us, and he finds the traces of one at the spot where the girl disappeared. Something strong, that he's never encountered before.
Soon, he is approached by a reporter also looking into the disappearance. Could this girl be the latest in a string of kids being snatched with no trace of who, or what, is taking them? Jack races to find out before another child can be taken. Whoever is behind this crime, he's the only person in San Antonio with the power to stop them.
Book 2
Sometimes the past comes back to haunt you.
NOW - Jack Dahlish has lived the last ten years believing that he got revenge for the death of his sister. During that time, he has used the coin that hangs around his neck to keep the peace between humans and the supernatural Nox who live hidden among them. When his friend, the bounty hunter Nyk Walsh, comes with an offer to help on a new job, Jack is confronted with the possibility that what he has always believed may have been a lie.
THEN - Twenty-four-year-old Jack comes home from work to find his sister gone. All that she's left behind is a note telling him not to look for her. Presented with evidence that he has been failing in his responsibilities as an older brother, Jack feels compelled to find his sister before something disastrous can happen to her. He's convinced she's fallen in with the wrong crowd, but he's about to find out that he has no idea just how wrong they really are.
Book 3
Just when everything was going so well, someone new arrives in town.
Jack's life is better than ever. He has put old sorrows to rest, and a flirtation with Karen Kilgraff has turned into a real relationship. He's even looking forward to meeting her sister when she visits San Antonio, hoping he gets the sibling seal of approval. For the first time in a decade, he's considering sharing his life with someone else.
Then Ollie calls Jack in to look at a body. The corpse was left desiccated and shriveled, though the victim had been seen only two days earlier. Jack detects a strange Nox essence at the crime scene, and starts a search for what kind of supernatural being could kill in such a way.
Upon returning to his office, Jack discovers a visitor waiting. A man who wears the same kind of coin around his neck, and needs Jack's help tracking a dangerous Nox that has left a trail of bodies throughout the world. Jack is happy to see his fellow member of the Nine, especially when he learns that his talisman is capable of so much more than he's ever realized. But will he survive long enough to get those lessons?
Book 4
Will he pass the test?
After suffering heartbreak, and in possession of a second coin, Jack Dahlish leaves San Antonio for a new adventure. He tracks down the member of the Nine who calls Hyderabad home, a woman who was betrayed by the same Nox that almost led him to destruction.
With the help of Gitna Sridhar, Jack begins a training regimen that will enable him to use more of the power he now knows is within the coin around his neck. As he learns to control the Chaos energy, he also encounters a mysterious new presence that has been lurking around him for years.
A series of attacks by a vicious Nox leaves his new friends injured, and puts Jack into a situation where he must face a trial by fire. Can he learn to wield his new abilities in time to prevent more deaths?