The Elixir picks up after The Order of St. Michael, with Bud and Bert working hard to help their friend Maeve, who is an undead, werewolf, evil slayer - yeah, that is a real statement!
Quick housekeeping:
Bud is a young genius who can teleport, uses a fake British accent, alienates most people due to his lack of understanding social constructs, and has a best friend that happens to be an andvanced android. Said android is Burt.
Bud is also a private detective in the natural world and a semi-member of the Order of St. Michael. Their purpose is to protect Earth from evil spirits.
Although every female character is smart and strong, I feel these adventures skew to the young male readers in your life.
In this installment, Bud is working hard to get Maeve back to normal (relatively speaking). He takes on a simple case to make money for needed supplies and it turns into a supernatural ride.
A ride that brings Al Capone, Resurrection Mary, and a slab of Robert L Stevenson's characters.
The book is a quick 178 pages. 4.4 of 5 stars. Author provided paperback for review. From the Publisher:
Bud Hutchins returns in an action-packed urban fantasy set in Chicago, home to the world's most notorious urban legends.
A murder rocks Chicago Metro University.
Maeve, a monk of the Order of St. Michael, faces possible annihilation. A poltergeist wreaks havoc across the city.
With the help of the brilliant Ivy, a doctoral candidate, Bud will need to employ the use of science and the supernatural in his most harrowing adventure yet, The Elixir: A Bud Hutchins Urban Fantasy.
The Ghost of Capone Mt. Olivet Cemetery, the original resting place of gangster Al Capone, is disturbed by an ungodly menace. Resurrection Mary strikes The forested roads of Archer Avenue are once again stalked by the deathly and cunning Resurrection Mary. Murder, Mayhem, and the Elixir A beautiful, young teacher's assistant is murdered over a mysterious elixir: an ancient concoction that could change history! From Wrigleyville to the Willis Tower, the Museum of Science and Industry to Beverly... ...join Bud Hutchins on an epic adventure through Chicago.