I'm embarrassed to say I've never heard of this author even though he's an Arizona local, but I'll definitely be going back to read The Iron Druid Chronicles after the fun that is Ink & Sigil. There is nothing serious or deep about this book. It is pure adventurous fun with plenty of off-color jokes, double entendres and drunken brawls. It's part of a growing body of work that blends noir mystery with fantasy and a fair dose of humor à la Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett.

Al MacBharrais is a sigil agent, one of a handful of humans tasked with acting as a type of border agent between the worlds of the fae and human. He has also just lost his seventh apprentice to a freak accident with a raisin scone. When he learns that that apprentice was also involved in trafficking of magical folk, Al has to clean up the mess that's left behind. Hearne leaves some big questions unanswered, so I hope the next book gets us closer to resolving some of the longer story arcs. Oh, and let me revise my previous statement, Hearne actually does provide some background on sex work and human trafficking in the real world. It's important and valuable information and in this format is less likely to leave you traumatized compared to, say, the Livia Lone series (which I highly recommend).

If you're looking for complete escapism in a book that you can easily finish in a weekend, Ink & Sigil fits the bill.