Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrongfully Magicked | 2024 | Stacey Brutger | Buy |
The Crime Always Pays series opens with Wrongfully Magicked, published in 2024. The protagonist is the black sheep of a powerful mage family, considered too weak to matter. After she is arrested for a crime she had nothing to do with, a group of unlikely rescuers appears: three beastlings and a fellow mage, all outsiders in their own right.
The series tagline, “They say crime doesn’t pay … they would be wrong,” sets the tone for a story that mixes paranormal action with dark humor. As the group investigates the real criminals behind the protagonist’s arrest, they uncover threats that go well beyond a single framed mage. The series has grown to include Wrongfully Deceived and Wrongfully Corrupted, continuing the story of this ragtag crew as they take on bigger dangers and grow closer despite the long-standing hostility between mages and beastlings.