Night Child is the first OSI novel by Canadian author Jes Battis. OSI stands for Occult Special Investigator, which is also the job title of Tess Corday the novel’s narrator and protagonist. The opening pages of Night Child see Tess called out to a crime scene containing the body of a mysteriously dead (as in finally dead) vampire. Night Child PDF book by Jes Battis (OSI #1) Read Online or Free Download in ePUB, PDF or MOBI eBooks. Published in March 27th the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in fantasy, urban fantasy books. Suggested PDF: Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living pdf. Occult Special Investigator The Occult Special Investigator Series follows Detective Tess Corday as she deals with supernatural crime in the city of Vancouver. Tess and her telepathic partner, Derrick, form a chosen family of necromancers, vampires, and demons as they try to balance their personal lives with the dangers of their profession.
Night Child (OSI) Mass Market Paperback - by Jes Battis (Author) › Visit Amazon's Jes Battis Page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author. Jes Battis (Author) out of 5 stars 44 ratings. That's a dead vampire, I thought. My boss dragged me out of bed at two in the morning to see a dead vampire? I might be an Occult Special Investigator for Vancouver's Mystical Crime Lab, but a dead vampire is routine, and no reason to disturb a person's sleep! Then I took a closer look at the body Tess Corday soon realizes that there is not going to be anything ordinary about this case. Night Child is a solid first outing from author Jes Battis. The action sequences are particularly compelling, and while there is occasional info-dumping, it tends to work well within the context - think CSI, and how every time a new technique is used we get a brief explanation.
As it turns out, Tess is not necessarily the "night child" of the title. She discovers a year-old girl at the centre of the mystery, and this character shows such potential that she seems likely to show up in a sequel. This first novel in a series sets up a complex but logical fantasy world. Canadian Jes Battis is from Vancouver, but for the academic year , will be living in New York City and teaching at Hunter College. Jes is an academic, with a concentration in English and Pop Culture Studies, who has had two books published, one on Buffy The Vampire Slayer and one on Farscape. Night Child is a solid first outing from author Jes Battis. The action sequences are particularly compelling, and while there is occasional info-dumping, it tends to work well within the context - think CSI, and how every time a new technique is used we get a brief explanation.
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