The Murphy Principles: Saving Midas

by Timothy W. Sparks

Seattle Detective Jack Murphy is more than he seems. A thousand years ago he and his twin sister, Jillian, were accidentally bewitched. That was twenty lifetimes ago. Because the incident occurred on their tenth birthday, the Fairies who charmed them curtailed their use of magic with restrictions, principles, designed to keep the twins from harming themselves and others. The Murphy Principles.

The grisly murder of a retired Seattle police officer inside a shipping container has Jack and his partner Pete Regret scrambling for answers. But Jack knows more than he can say. After all, he can’t reveal his magical nature, and who would believe the murders were committed by six Leprechauns?

What Jack doesn’t know is the motive. The only real clues are the word MIDAS written with the victim’s blood on the inside of the box, a travel magazine with a missing page, and the officer’s brutally dismembered body.

As the days go by, the body count rises. The police are no closer to catching the criminals, but the six Leprechauns are gaining on their ultimate goal. Who will stop them?

309 pages, Paperback

Published May 13, 2022