Badge of the Phoenix

Scotty C. is back with brains and humor, and a little witchcraft, to take on another serial crime spree Detective (and secret witch-wannabe) Scotty C. is about to nab a gang of serial bank robbers when she has to put her investigation-and witchcraft--on ice to babysit a German police officer on an exchange program. Throw in a scourge of angry teenagers, the Police Chief's cop-hating vigilante neighbor, some ambitious drag queens, and a haunted mirror . . . and Scotty's got her work cut out for her.Only a dangerous undercover sting can snare the culprits. Trouble is, her undercover operative is almost impossible to conceal . . . until a truck-driving High Priestess from Reno performs a transformative Phoenix Ritual.But will the ritual bring the crime spree to a swift end or only kick it into high gear? Who is the unlikely hero that will rise from the ashes? And who will be left standing too close to the flames?"Badge of the Phoenix" is Book Two of the "Badge Of" Humorous Crime Fiction Series featuring Detective Scotty C. Book One, "Badge of the Bone Ritual" is also available.