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Cold Iron Task by James J. Butcher

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Also by James J. Butcher:

Grim Folk Tale, January 2027
Hardcover / e-Book / audiobook
Cold Iron Task, March 2025
Hardcover / e-Book
Long Past Dues, September 2024
Trade Paperback / e-Book
Long Past Dues, October 2023
Hardcover / e-Book
Dead Man's Hand, September 2023
Trade Paperback / e-Book
Dead Man's Hand, October 2022
Hardcover / e-Book

COLD IRON TASK
By: James J. Butcher

The Unorthodox Chronicles
Ace
March 2025
On Sale: March 4, 2025
Featuring: Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby; Mayflower
400 pages
ISBN: 0593440455
EAN: 9780593440452
Kindle: B0CR9NZ63Q
Hardcover / e-Book
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Fantasy Urban | Fiction Adventure | Action

Grimsby, a junior Auditor in the magical Department of Unorthodox Affairs, finds himself on the other side of the law in this spellbinding urban fantasy.

Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby may have one case under his belt, but he’s still a novice Auditor in Boston’s Department of Unorthodox Affairs. And he’s already made mistakes.

Desperate to repair his fraying friendships, he doesn’t ask too many questions when a mysterious patron offers him the chance to join a heist of an otherworldly vault—and in the process find answers that could make things right. 

Complications arise when Grimsby learns that his partner, Mayflower, is keeping secrets about his past. Between facing new demons, old horrors, and monsters—both Usual and Unorthodox—Grimsby soon realizes nothing is how it appears and that not asking enough questions just might be his downfall.

The Unorthodox Chronicles

Dead Man's Hand
DEAD MAN'S HAND
#1.0 β€’ October 2022
Long Past Dues
LONG PAST DUES
#2.0 β€’ October 2023
Cold Iron Task
COLD IRON TASK
#3.0 β€’ March 2025
Grim Folk Tale
GRIM FOLK TALE
#4.0 β€’ January 2027