Recommendation: C.T. Avis’ Inquisitor Damulis Series

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I live in a small town, but that doesn’t mean I’m the only writer in town. Hell, I’m not even the only writer interested in nontraditional mysteries in town.

Beating me to the punch with a few different titles is C.T. Avis (I like to imagine the “C.T.” stands for “Clydesdale Tyrannous”) with his Inquisitor Damulis series. This highly inventive and entertaining series follows the exploits of Damulis, a Shaolin-esque monk-turned- hard-boiled investigator working cases in a medieval kingdom. Put a better way, Avis’ series takes the pulpiness of a wise-cracking gumshoe and sets it loose in all the fantasy of a Dungeons & Dragons campaign. 

Avis clearly has a blast writing these, and they’re a blast to read. 

He just released the third book, The Wizard’s Shield, a month or so ago, but you should start with the first book in the series, Ironedge. Why? Because you should always start at the beginning. What kind of monster are you? 

These are fun, genre-blurring reads, the kind of stories that remind you that books can be fun. Go check 'em out.

You can buy all of C.T. Avis’ books – available on paperbackand Kindle – and follow him at Amazon.com.