A Necessary Darkness
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Last published Mon, Jul 6, 2026
In 2035, self-driving cars and AI assistants are part of everyday life. So are monsters. Most people don't know that. Jack Mudder does.
He's a Duster - who kills the creatures that feed on the innocent. When his best friend disappears inside a locked‑down corporate continent, and his sister gets stranded in a remote region where an unexplainable war is brewing, Jack is pulled in two directions at once.
A demon is hunting children in a small town, and a global conspiracy is about to erupt. Jack isn't a hero. He's a survivor who lost his parents young and raised his sister alone. He'll lie, cheat, and kill to protect the people he loves. But to save them, he'll have to confront a truth that could destroy everything - and embrace a darkness he can't afford to ignore.
Some things are worth a little darkness.
A Necessary Darkness - a gritty urban fantasy thriller where technology meets terror, and sometimes the only way to fight monsters is to embrace a little darkness of your own.
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