Since the Salem Witch Trials, when witches first came into existence, witches have always been protectors and consultants with the law. However, Prudence Parker is a witch with a desire to become more - a police detective. Her first goal is to catch her mother's killer who cannot be located by magic. The opportunity to live her dream comes to fruition when a desperate Abysmal, KY Police Department wants a witch to join their police force to help fight a drug issue. Abysmal is under the siege of the highly addictive drug, Fire and Brimstone (F & B) allegedly being distributed by the Dark Covenant Cartel controlled by rogue witches. Shortly after Prudence graduates from the police academy with honors, she is partnered with U.S. Grant. Prudence becomes obsessed with an unsolved homicide case involving two unlikely victims of F & B. As Prudence finds a possible connection with a law firm specializing in witches, U.S. and Detective Lopez are murdered, leaving Prudence more determined than ever to get to the bottom of what's going on. Prudence drags her best friend Kari, her sister Aggie, her grandmother Millicent, her familiar Gus, and her new partner, Detective Simon Mitchell into the thick of a conspiracy that involves a revived bourbon distillery, trolls, the Witches' Council, a law firm - all of which leads her back to the person that killed her mother when she was a child. As the conspiracy unfolds, it's worse than expected as the whole town and world are now in danger.Will Prudence become a detective and bring her mother's killer to justice? Will Fire and Brimstone addict the world? Will the Dark Covenant rule the world?Forget what you know about witches. This book throws the conventional stereotype out the window.