Luke Arnold – författare

I''m Fetch Phillips, just like it says on the window. There are three things you should know before you hire me:1. Sobriety costs extra.2. My services are confidential.3. I don''t work for humans.

It''s nothing personal - I''m human myself. But after what happened, it''s not the humans who need my help.I just want one real case. One chance to do something good. Because it''s my fault the magic is never coming back.

The Last Smile in Sunder City is the debut novel from actor Luke Arnold - known for his lead role in Black Sails. This contemporary fantasy introduces Fetch Phillips - a character destined to be loved by readers of Ben Aaronovitch, Jim Butcher and Terry Pratchett''s Discworld.

''Sunder City [is] an evocative creation, it has echoes of Ankh-Morpork, but also a broken melancholy all of its own''SFX

''Verve and charm in abundance''Andrew Caldecott, author of Rotherweird

Fetch Philips has nothing left to believe in. Which is why he''s surprised when the people of Sunder City start to believe in him...

Rumour has it that Fetch is only one who can bring magic back into the world. So when a man is murdered in a way that can only be explained as magical, Fetch is brought in on the case. A case which just might unearth things best left buried...

This sequel to The Last Smile in Sunder City follows the adventures of Fetch Phillips - a character destined to be loved by readers of Ben Aaronovitch, Jim Butcher and Terry Pratchett''s Discworld.

AN ANGEL FALLS IN SUNDER CITY...

In a city that lost its magic, an angel falls in a downtown street. His wings are feathered, whole - undeniably magical - the man clearly flew, for all that he plummeted to his downfall moments after.

The mystery will set Fetch - in his quest to bring magic back to his beloved city - on a journey involving necromancers, genies and shadowy secret societies. Fetch will search Sunder''s wildest forests and dingiest dive bars for the answer, and when he finds it, nothing will ever be the same again.

A world recovers from losing its magic in this brilliantly-voiced contemporary fantasy series by Luke Arnold - perfect for fans of Ben Aaronovitch, Rotherweird or Terry Pratchett''s Discworld

Fetch Phillips: Man for Hire Bringing the magic back! Enquire at Georgio''s café . . .

The world has lost its magic - literally - and Fetch is done being a hero.

Once a detective, all he wants now is to run his café in peace. Sunder City is still recovering from the sudden and violent end of magic, and if one man can''t solve all its problems, he can at least stop some people going hungry. But when a kid on the run shelters in Fetch''s café, and a chain of gruesome murders begins among Sunder''s high and mighty, trouble is brought to Fetch''s door.

There''s a word whispered on the wind, and that word is revolution...

A brand new fantasy adventure from Luke Arnold; a private detective solves cases in a fantasy world where magic has disappeared.

Praise for this series:

''An effortlessly readable series that could be the illegitimate love child of Terry Pratchett and Dashiell Hammett'' Kirkus

''Sure to have readers coming back for more'' Publishers Weekly

''A marvellous noir voice; Luke Arnold has captured the spirit of the genre perfectly'' Peter McLean

''Sunder City [is] an evocative creation, it has echoes of Ankh-Morpork, but also a broken melancholy all of its own'' SFX