The dead witch arrives

In the novel Dead Witch Walking, Kim Harrison presents an alternative Earth where humanity has been decimated by a viral pandemic. This allows the Inderlanders – supernatural beings like vampires, werewolves, pixies, and others – to emerge from their ancient hidden world. With humans in the minority, they must learn to coexist with these creatures, which brings many problems.
The story's protagonist, a young witch named Rachel Morgan, works as a runner for Inderland Security (I.S.), an agency tasked with combating crimes committed by Inderlanders. Although she gets results, she is overlooked by her superiors and only given menial cases. Unsurprisingly, she is not very happy with her job and considers leaving the agency. But at I.S., employees don't just hand in their notice…
Rachel tries anyway and, together with the vampire Ivy and the pixie Jenks, starts her own private agency. However, I.S. refuses to tolerate this and puts a price on the witch's head. Rachel becomes a living target, and her chances of survival are minimal. She is, in effect, a dead witch walking…