Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Kill a Warlock | 2010 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 2 | Kiss Me, Kill Me | 2011 | H.P. Mallory | N/A |
| 3 | A Tale of Two Goblins | 2011 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 4 | Great Hexpectations | 2011 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 5 | Aria di Montagna | 2012 | H.P. Mallory | N/A |
| 6 | Wuthering Frights | 2012 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 7 | Malice in Wonderland | 2012 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 8 | For Whom the Spell Tolls | 2013 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 9 | Eleven Snipers Sniping | 2013 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 10 | A Midsummer Night’s Scream | 2015 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 11 | Grave New World | 2016 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 12 | Pride and Poltergeists | 2018 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 13 | What Screams May Come | 2019 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 14 | Vanity Scare | 2019 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 15 | The Ghouls of Wrath | 2020 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
Dulcie O’Neil is a fairy who works as a Regulator, which means her job is to keep order among the supernatural creatures who share the world with humans. H.P. Mallory launched the series in 2010 with To Kill a Warlock and ran it through 2020 with The Ghouls of Wrath, producing fifteen books that follow Dulcie’s investigations alongside her complicated romantic life. The series is punny from the start, and the book titles keep that up throughout, with each entry riffing on a classic literary title: A Tale of Two Goblins, Great Hexpectations, Wuthering Frights, Malice in Wonderland.
The series established Mallory’s signature approach: an urban fantasy world built around supernatural law enforcement, a sarcastic and likeable heroine, and a romantic throughline that develops across the arc of the series. Dulcie is not a helpless character waiting to be rescued; she has a job, skills, and opinions, and the books tend to put her in situations where all three are tested. The literary title puns also signal that the books don’t take themselves too seriously, which is part of their appeal.
Fifteen books over a decade gives the series substantial depth, and readers who start with To Kill a Warlock and enjoy the world will find plenty of story to work through. The series has a clear ending point in 2020, so the complete arc is available for readers who prefer finished series.