Super Short Summary

In an alternate Johannesburg, South Africa, people with animal familiars that symbolize their criminal pasts gain magical abilities. Zinzi December, accompanied by a Sloth, locates lost things to repay debts from her days as a junkie. Her routine derails when she’s hired to find a missing pop star, uncovering a dangerous conspiracy that forces her to confront criminals manipulating the powers of animal familiars for sinister purposes. The book includes depictions of drug addiction and violence.