Elaine Hadaly Mercer

College student by occupation, mercenary detective by necessity. Black Hat Magick Detective Agency had been her childhood dream—now a semisubstantial, bold-hearted reality that her days at Arizona State University have started. Run out of her own student office at Arizona State University she takes cases best suited to her unique talents.

Few people have managed to tie together the world of the occult and arcane to the technological and methodological. While some practitioners of the occult find their art to be a craft, Elaine has perfected an approach that adeptly weds scientific method and programming technique. Through the ample use of devices, dynamic interfaces, and careful experiment she has prepared herself a vast set of tools. Most of which barely resemble their original formulae from forgotten, dusty books.

With her specially designed cell phone, the Enoch, her ample knowledge of tech knowhow, and inventive wits, she makes short work of coursework and long hours of supernatural gumshoe investigation.

Got a problem best solved by a computer geek? A hacker with a penchant for weaving magickal spells into her programming code?

Stray no farther than Arizona State University and look up Detective Elaine Mercer, hacker and computer wizard for hire.

Essays by Elaine Mercer
The Encrypted Citizen