J. L. Murray

J. L. Murray writes urban fantasy in which supernatural systems, moral uncertainty, and determined outsiders drive long-form adventures. The Niki Slobodian Omnibus gathers the first three novels of her Niki Slobodian sequence in a single 2012 collection. Across those opening volumes, Niki is registered as an Abnormal, accepts dangerous work because ordinary employment is closed to her, and gradually learns that her abilities are tied to a much larger conflict. The Devil Was an Angel, first published in 2013, continues the sequence as its fourth novel. It follows Niki after a citywide supernatural war, when a missing friend draws her back into action and forces her to work with an uneasy ally. Murray’s series combines investigative momentum with an expanding mythology of souls, angels, and competing powers. Read together, The Niki Slobodian Omnibus and The Devil Was an Angel show the progression from Niki’s constrained early circumstances to the heavier responsibilities created by her growing knowledge and power.