A Devil of a Crime by T. Kingfisher

Heaven and Hell Have Both Retired

A Devil of a Crime pairs Serafina Fuller and Nicholas Fallen, former agents of heaven and hell who have supposedly left supernatural service behind. Their retirement does not survive a small-town priest’s murder, especially once Nicholas’s demonic past makes him the obvious suspect.

The Demon Needs an Angelic Alibi

Nicholas must rely on Serafina to uncover who actually killed the priest. Their old allegiances place them on opposite cosmic sides, but solving the case demands cooperation between an angel who understands heaven’s machinery and a demon with every reason to distrust the judgment already closing around him.

The mystery gains its spark from that imbalance. Nicholas is not merely investigating a crime; he is trying to prove innocence in a world primed to treat his nature as motive, while Serafina must decide how far her faith in a former enemy extends.

A Small Town With a Celestial Crime Scene

T. Kingfisher brings supernatural trouble to a murder mystery where retired celestial and infernal agents cannot stay uninvolved. A dead priest, an accused demon, and an angelic partner create a case with both earthly clues and consequences that reach beyond ordinary law.

Published by Tor Books, A Devil of a Crime arrives May 25, 2027. It promises a mystery built less around whether the demon looks guilty than whether heaven and hell can tolerate the truth.