The Demon’s Lexicon, 1

Nick’s family has been on the run from magicians his whole life. His father is dead, and his insane mother hates him–she starts screaming if he touches her. After Nick’s protective older brother is marked with a demon sign that means death, danger is unavoidable. The only way to erase the sign is to kill a magician. As Nick and his brother play a deadly cat and mouse game with the magicians, Nick begins to suspect that everything his brother has told him about their past is a pack of lies. Not knowing whom to trust or where to turn, he walks into a trap–and a startling revelation that changes everything he’s ever believed.