Dexter Drake. Occult magic. Sorcery. Gang warfare. Follow it all as it explodes in the streets of Arkham in The Cost of True Magic by C.L. Werner, the latest Arkham Horror novel from Aconyte Books, on sale now.

Dubbed “The Great Drake,” Dexter is no stranger to the horrors that reside in Arkham, but when Dexter signs on at the Top Notch Club – run by the ruthless Six Nails Mob – he discovers his act is yesterday’s news, a new magician has his audience dazzled, and Dexter turns to the Necronomicon to recapture his fame.

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Meanwhile, Dexter’s fellow performer Marie Lambeau is spying on the club’s mob owners for the O’Bannion Gang’s Michael McGlen, drawing Dexter into an escalating gang war. As the trio trades secrets and spells, they discover Dexter’s rival wields otherworldly powers, but retaliating with eldritch forces only heats up the competition.

The paperback cover of The Cost of True Magic by C.L. Werner


As the Necronomicon’s magic summons monsters from other dimensions and gangs riddle Arkham with bullets, Dexter must choose between all-consuming power and his own humanity.

Witness Dexter battle occult magic, rival magicians and Arkham’s gangs in this standalone Arkham Horror novel. The Cost of True Magic is available now in print and ebook. Ask for it wherever you buy books or find a retailer here.