Grim Folk Tale

About This Audiobook

James J. Butcher’s *Grim Folk Tale* is urban fantasy with the sharp edge of a government audit—except the auditors here are chasing magical plagues instead of receipts. Grimsby, a junior Auditor in the Department of Unorthodox Affairs, navigates a world where bureaucratic red tape is as suffocating as the supernatural threats it’s meant to contain. The magic system is a delightful mess: spells are filed like paperwork, and curses require permits. But when children start falling ill to a mysterious malady that twists their dreams into waking nightmares, Grimsby’s orderly world unravels. The plot marries procedural tension with high-stakes fantasy, where every clue is a bureaucratic hiccup away from disaster. The narrator’s delivery is dry enough to ground the absurdity but warm enough to sell the stakes, making even the most Kafkaesque moments feel personal. If you’ve ever wanted to root for a protagonist who solves magic with a clipboard, this is your audiobook.