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* BettyAndVeronica: Belinda and Candy compete for Garrett's affections with the former winning [[spoiler: until Garrett sees how awful she is by how she handles her father's business.]]
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* BettyAndVeronica: Belinda (A MafiaPrincess Veronica) and Candy (A HookerWithAHeartOfGold) compete for Garrett's affections with the former winning [[spoiler: until Garrett sees how awful she is by how she handles her father's business.]]
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* BettyAndVeronica: Belinda and Candy compete for Garrett's affections with the former winning [[spoiler: until Garrett sees how awful she is by how she handles her father's business.]]
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* ByTheBookCop: Captain Westman Block is as close to this as the City Watch has, being concerned about actually getting the killer as well as making sure that Garrett is properly compensated for his time.
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* ByTheBookCop: Captain Westman Block is as close to this as the City Watch has, being concerned about actually getting the killer as well as making sure that Garrett is properly compensated for his time. [[spoiler: Block gradually becomes a RabidCop as he forms his own StateSec to deal with organized crime.]]
* CoitusEnsues: It doesn't take long for Garrett and Belinda to get in bed together for no other reason than they find the other attractive.
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: Garrett expects that Crask and Sadler think this of him and are looking for an excuse to off him.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: The killers are left bricked up in a cell to spend the rest of their lives in solitary confinement with only food slipped in until they can figure out a way to undo the spell for good. Which isn't going to happen any time soon and won't save them.]]
* FlatCharacter: The killer(s) are all completely absent any motivation or character. [[spoiler: Because they're affected by a curse that can't be cured.]]
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Garrett expects that Crask and Sadler think this of him and are looking for an excuse to off him. [[spoiler: He's correct and it bites Crask in the ass]].
* JackTheRipoff: The murders are being conducted against prostitutes, though Garrett doesn't initially know this, and by a brutal organ-harvesting killer. [[spoiler: It turns out they're all victims of a curse that drives them insane.]]
* MafiaPrincess: Belinda Contague is an example. Notably, her father never hid his shady doings from her.
* MeetTheNewBoss: Belinda [[spoiler: successfully takes over her father's criminal syndicate from Crask and Sadler using the exact same methods that they did. Garrett is disgusted.]]
* FlatCharacter: The killer(s) are all completely absent any motivation or character. [[spoiler: Because they're affected by a curse that can't be cured.]]
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Garrett expects that Crask and Sadler think this of him and are looking for an excuse to off him. [[spoiler: He's correct and it bites Crask in the ass]].
* JackTheRipoff: The murders are being conducted against prostitutes, though Garrett doesn't initially know this, and by a brutal organ-harvesting killer. [[spoiler: It turns out they're all victims of a curse that drives them insane.]]
* MafiaPrincess: Belinda Contague is an example. Notably, her father never hid his shady doings from her.
* MeetTheNewBoss: Belinda [[spoiler: successfully takes over her father's criminal syndicate from Crask and Sadler using the exact same methods that they did. Garrett is disgusted.]]
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* PuppetKing: The Twins are using the stroke-suffering Chodo to control his criminal enterprises.
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* PoliceBrutality: Block says it would have been better to fake a suicide for Crask than release him. Garrett turns out to be the only person against it.
* PuppetKing: The Twins are using the stroke-suffering Chodo to control his criminal enterprises. [[spoiler: Belinda ends up doing the same]]
* PuppetKing: The Twins are using the stroke-suffering Chodo to control his criminal enterprises. [[spoiler: Belinda ends up doing the same]]
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Crask and Sadler don't expect Garrett to not only shelter Belinda but also ''go to the police'' when they try to blackmail him into finding Belinda. To be fair, Garrett had no connection to the police and couldn't have relied on their protection before solving the murders for them.
* ThanatosGambit: [[spoiler: The curse turns out to be BloodMagic designed to resurrect a long dead wizard but he never kills enough to do it.]]
* ThanatosGambit: [[spoiler: The curse turns out to be BloodMagic designed to resurrect a long dead wizard but he never kills enough to do it.]]
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* WonTheWarLostThePeace: The end of the Cantard War causes more social disruption and economic unrest than did keeping it going for three generations. The Dead Man even speculates that this trope is ''why'' it was allowed to go on so long.
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* CartwrightCurse: Both Tini and Maya have left Garrett due to his inability to commit to either of them.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: As misogynist as Dead Man is, he is repulsed and disgusted by the SerialKiller.
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* ArtifactOfDeath: The coach used by the killer in ''Red Iron Nights'' has acquired this reputation among the coachmakers, although it could be a coincidence that so many people connected with it have met a sticky end.
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* ArtifactOfDeath: The coach used by the killer in ''Red Iron Nights'' has acquired this reputation among the coachmakers, although it could be a coincidence that so many people connected with it have met a sticky end.
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* WeirdnessMagnet: So much so, by ''Red Iron Nights'' even brunos who only know Garrett by reputation start leaving Morley's bar when he arrives, to avoid the inevitable weird.
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* WeirdnessMagnet: So much so, by ''Red Iron Nights'' even brunos who only know Garrett by reputation start leaving Morley's bar when he arrives, to avoid the inevitable weird.
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* CastFromLifespan: The more power the curse-possessed killer[[spoilers]], the more rapid aging it caused.
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* CastFromLifespan: The more power the curse-possessed killer[[spoilers]], killer, the more rapid aging it caused.
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* ByTheBookCop: Captain Westman Block is as close to this as the City Watch has, being concerned about actually getting the killer as well as making sure that Garrett is properly compensated for his time.
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* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: Belinda said her father wanted to keep her out of the family business.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Garrett expects that Crask and Sadler think this of him and are looking for an excuse to off him.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Garrett expects that Crask and Sadler think this of him and are looking for an excuse to off him.
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* PuppetKing: The Twins are using the stroke-suffering Chodo to control his criminal enterprises.
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* OrificeEvacuation / [[OrificeInvasion Invasion]]: The butterfly-barfing villain[[spoiler:s]] from ''Red Iron Nights''.
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* OrificeEvacuation / [[OrificeInvasion Invasion]]: The butterfly-barfing villain[[spoiler:s]] from ''Red Iron Nights''.villain expels these as part of his condition.
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* ParentalIncest: Previous historical references in ''Red Iron Nights'' suggest that incest isn't uncommon among the sorcerous elite, because magical ability is genetic and inbreeding amplifies this over generations. The fact that this usually leaves most sorcerers inbred and insane doesn't bother anyone.
* SerialKiller: A mysterious killer (or set of killers) are targetting the rich young noblewomen of Tun Faire.
* SerialKiller: A mysterious killer (or set of killers) are targetting the rich young noblewomen of Tun Faire.
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* ParentalIncest: Previous historical references in ''Red Iron Nights'' suggest that incest isn't uncommon among the sorcerous elite, because magical ability is genetic and inbreeding amplifies this over generations. The fact that this usually leaves most sorcerers inbred and insane doesn't bother anyone.
* SerialKiller: A mysterious killer (or set of killers) aretargetting targeting the rich young noblewomen of Tun Faire.
* SerialKiller: A mysterious killer (or set of killers) are
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* YouCantThwartStageOne: Garrett manages to find the killers halfway through the book, but the killings continue.
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* DisposableSexWorker: [[spoiler: The rich young female victims turn out to all have been working as sex workers, which drew attention to the killers they didn't expect. It had been a fad to act as the bad girl.]]
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* SerialKiller: A mysterious killer (or set of killers) are targetting the rich young noblewomen of Tun Faire.
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[[caption-width-right:244:A killer stalks the Tun Faire.]]
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Belinda, Chodo's daughter, also wants to hire Garrett in order to help her against the twins, Crask and Sadler, that are holding her father hostage. Chodo suffered a stroke after the events of ''Literature/DreadBrassShadows'' and is being used as a PuppetKing.
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''Red Iron Nights'' is the six book of the Literature/GarrettPI books by Creator/GlenCook. It is a FantasticNoir series set in a HighFantasy world. Garrett is a private investigator, former Marine, and KnightInSourArmor working to solve a variety of cases with all the witches as well as other creatures about him.
Garrett finds himself working for a most unexpected employer: The Tun Faire police as they hire him to find a SerialKiller who are targeting upper class young women before ritually slaughtering them. Garrett also barely manages to protect the daughter of Chodo, the biggest crime lord in the city, when mysterious strangers target him. While he's fully capable of finding the killer, every clue indicates this has been going on for generations.
It is followed by ''Literature/DeadlyQuicksilverLies.''
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!! ''Red Iron Nights'' has the following tropes:
* ArtifactOfDeath: The coach used by the killer in ''Red Iron Nights'' has acquired this reputation among the coachmakers, although it could be a coincidence that so many people connected with it have met a sticky end.
* CastFromLifespan: The more power the curse-possessed killer[[spoilers]], the more rapid aging it caused.
* OrificeEvacuation / [[OrificeInvasion Invasion]]: The butterfly-barfing villain[[spoiler:s]] from ''Red Iron Nights''.
* ParentalIncest: Previous historical references in ''Red Iron Nights'' suggest that incest isn't uncommon among the sorcerous elite, because magical ability is genetic and inbreeding amplifies this over generations. The fact that this usually leaves most sorcerers inbred and insane doesn't bother anyone.
* WeirdnessMagnet: So much so, by ''Red Iron Nights'' even brunos who only know Garrett by reputation start leaving Morley's bar when he arrives, to avoid the inevitable weird.
* WildMagic: The curse from ''Red Iron Nights'' is "alive" in a sense, and able to learn. [[spoiler: And breed.]]
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Garrett finds himself working for a most unexpected employer: The Tun Faire police as they hire him to find a SerialKiller who are targeting upper class young women before ritually slaughtering them. Garrett also barely manages to protect the daughter of Chodo, the biggest crime lord in the city, when mysterious strangers target him. While he's fully capable of finding the killer, every clue indicates this has been going on for generations.
It is followed by ''Literature/DeadlyQuicksilverLies.''
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!! ''Red Iron Nights'' has the following tropes:
* ArtifactOfDeath: The coach used by the killer in ''Red Iron Nights'' has acquired this reputation among the coachmakers, although it could be a coincidence that so many people connected with it have met a sticky end.
* CastFromLifespan: The more power the curse-possessed killer[[spoilers]], the more rapid aging it caused.
* OrificeEvacuation / [[OrificeInvasion Invasion]]: The butterfly-barfing villain[[spoiler:s]] from ''Red Iron Nights''.
* ParentalIncest: Previous historical references in ''Red Iron Nights'' suggest that incest isn't uncommon among the sorcerous elite, because magical ability is genetic and inbreeding amplifies this over generations. The fact that this usually leaves most sorcerers inbred and insane doesn't bother anyone.
* WeirdnessMagnet: So much so, by ''Red Iron Nights'' even brunos who only know Garrett by reputation start leaving Morley's bar when he arrives, to avoid the inevitable weird.
* WildMagic: The curse from ''Red Iron Nights'' is "alive" in a sense, and able to learn. [[spoiler: And breed.]]
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