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UPDATE 10/5/2025: THE CASE FILES HAVE MOVED! All the information below remains true and accurate, except that The Case Files are now hosted on ghost instead of Substack.
A series of ongoing fantasy detective stories, delivered straight to your inbox!
Introducing: The World of Tamarley
Tamarley is a city of secrets, of tremulous magic and unanswered questions. Tamarley is not just one city, but two: your city, and the other. Your city is familiar. It’s innovation and propriety, industrialization and smog. The other city…well, the other city is sidhe. It bleeds through the cracks of your city and will pull you in if you lose your way. It’s the sharp tang of magic, the vibrance of new growth, the looming shadow of something old and knowing.
Detective Henry Sheridan Bell is keeper of one of Tamarley’s greatest secrets: if you know the way, you can weave between the cities as will.
Current Mystery: The Vanishing Beast
A strange woman comes to Detective Bell with an even stranger problem: she’s about to be arrested for murder and needs Detective Bell to clear her name.
When the police confuse a simple protection charm for something more sinister and arrest the wrong person, Bell must untangle cons, confront powerful sidhe families, and find the mysterious beast that roams the streets of his city.
FAQ
Q: When does the Vanishing Beast start?
A: The first chapter will go out on May 29! New chapters will drop every Sunday.
Q: What if I sign up after May 29?
A: You’ll only get emails starting from the day you signed up, but you can catch up on the chapters and stories you’ve missed here.
Q: Do you provide content warnings for the stories?
A: Yes, content warnings will be provided at the start of chapters. Please note, many (not all) of the stories will be murder mysteries. Naturally, these may contain depictions of violence.
Q: I’m all caught up. What now?
A: Check out my ongoing high fantasy novel, Fractured Magic!
Q:How can I support the author?
A: You can support me on Patreon. There’s a general support tier at $2/mo, and at $5/mo, you can get an insight into my creative process and help craft future Sheridan Bell stories!
Q: Other questions? Email henrysheridanbell@gmail.com.
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