An urban fantasy police procedural in which a newly released dragon with expensive tastes complicates life for two supernatural detectives in Manhattan. Snarky and caffeinated, with a jewel heist, courtroom scenes, partner banter and gallows humor.An urban fantasy crime thriller with a paroled dragon, a high-stakes heist, and a case that burns out of control.A paroled dragon with a taste for diamonds is bad news for everyone in Manhattan.It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of Starbucks, it was the age of phone apps. It was the season of the supernatural, it was the season of the mundane. It was the winter of coffee, it was the spring of more coffeea lot more coffee.After eighteen years in a Locus of Baltimore dungeon, Dr. Agon is released into the care of his daughter in the Locus of New York. Then Manhattans jewelry stores start getting robbed.Detectives Dru Nogan and Leery Oriscoe spend the night together.On a stakeout. Why? What were you thinking?With a paroled dragon rebuilding his hoard and the city heating up fast, Leery and Dru are about to discover that some criminals never cool off.Can they keep their cool, or will things get hot in A Tail of Two Cities?A Tail of Two Cities is Book Seven in the Claw & Warder series, perfect for readers who love supernatural police procedurals, paranormal courtroom drama, sharp gallows humour, and urban fantasy in the vein of Jim Butcher and Ben Aaronovitch.Praise for the Claw & Warder series: A supernatural version of Law and Order The perfect blend of mythology and procedural The characters practically leap off the page Filled with snark, coffee, murder, and courtroom drama I love the growing relationship between Dru and Leery I couldnt put it down