Conjure man Heath Cyr plies his spells and charms in the streets of Portland, Oregon. A modern-day nexus for wizards, witches, and stranger things. Heath's landlord - one of those stranger things - pressures Heath to brave stiff competition and retrieve The Black Book of Saint Cyprian. The true grimoire of the patron saint of necromancers. An evil book, with an agenda of its own... Devil's Shoestring, an exciting urban fantasy novel full of twists and enchantment. Hoodoo and Vodou join obscure Eastern magic and wild Western practices in a gumbo that could only be brewed in Portland, Oregon. Fans of Grimm and Harry Dresden won't want to miss this! The first Spells for Hire novel, from Stefon Mears, author of the Rise of Magic series.