In Like Lloyd - The Noctis Investigations, #1

Thief. Private Investigator. Shadow Walker.

Lloyd Gibson has a secret, one he used to steal everything under the sun. But when his last job went bad, he vanished into Calgary, hiding out in an abandoned warehouse with nothing but a rat for company. Too scarred to keep living as a thief, he put his talent to use elsewhere: private investigation. Unlicensed and unwilling to draw attention, he survives on the scraps legitimate agencies won't touch. The pay is terrible, the clients are lunatics, and the boredom is eating him alive.

Then Mireya Delgado calls with a genuine case: a series of unexplained arsons that don't play by normal rules. What begins as routine legwork pulls Lloyd into an eighty-year-old conspiracy, pitting him against a firestarter with enough power to turn Calgary into ash.

But as dangerous as the arsonist is, Lloyd has a trick of his own: the Noctis, a shadow realm beneath the city where light—and flames—cannot follow.

In Like Lloyd blends urban fantasy, conspiracy-driven sci-fi, and noir-inspired mystery. Perfect for fans of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files who want sharp-tongued protagonists, secret organizations, and investigations that cut deeper than they should.