Cosmic Forces

Policeman-turned-private investigator Jake Helman goes against his usual policy of avoiding spousal cases to help out the former beauty queen wife of Myron Madigan, the corrupt mayor of New York City. At the same time, as a favor to the wife of a missing former partner, Helman investigates a suspicious cult known as the Dreamers. His trails lead him to a cabal of powerful men who manipulate world affairs—and an encounter with a monster known as the Destroyer of Souls. In between, he must deal with a rebellious teenager, the spirit of his late wife, and his partner, Edgar, now transformed into a raven. This third series installment (Personal Demons; Desperate Souls) pits Helman against both supernatural and criminal adversaries, whom he faces with a tough-as-nails attitude that barely disguises his inner compassion for the victims of the world.