History Literature / ClawAndWarder

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: In the second book, Dru [[spoiler:calls her royal mother]] to put an end to the transfer of the MonsterOfTheWeek to Covenancy custody. It's the one time no one minds that.

The narrative focuses on the detectives of the Supernatural Inquisitors Squad of the 27th Precinct of NYPD. Detectives are partnered into so-called "Claw and Warder" pairs, with the "Claw" being the muscle and the "Warder" being a caster able to protect their "Claw" with spells and wards. Detective Leery Oriscoe is a "Claw" (by virtue of being a werewolf), who meets his new "Warder" named Drusilla "Dru" Nogan (half-succubus and half-vampire) in the first episode. They report to their DaChief, Lieutenant Epatha Van Helsing, who used to be an excellent cop when she was alive and is now a pretty good lieutenant as a ghost. Van Helsing is constantly on Nogan's case for being a half-demon, often insulting her with various synonyms of "slut" (Oriscoe attributes it to Van Helsing being raised in Victorian times). On the legal side, there are the Executive Assistant Locus Magister Sam [=McCoy=] and Assistant Locus Magister Angie Carmichael (magisters being the lawyers of the supernatural world, and Locus Magisters being the equivalent to a District Attorney).

* ShoutOut: One of the uniformed cops Oriscoe runs into early on is named Creator/JimButcher.

* AcronymConfusion: Oriscoe mentions the CSI team to a succubus he's questioning, and she assumes he's talking about crime-scene investigators. He corrects her that he means Conjuration, Scrying, and Invocation. Basically, they summon the ghosts of the victims in order to ask them questions.

* ClothingDamage: Before every transformation, Oriscoe makes sure to take off his clothes, usually handing them to Nogan. The only piece of clothing the wolf insists on is the traditional Jewish black hat (the wolf being more devout than Oriscoe). In the second episode, Oriscoe doesn't have time to undress and has to undergo an Emergency Transformation, ripping all his clothes. He's particularly angry at ruining his favorite shoes. After returning to human form, he has to stand there stark naked, with only the black hat to cover his privates.

The narrative focuses on the detectives of the Supernatural Inquisitors Squad of the 27th Precinct of NYPD. Detectives are partnered into so-called "Claw and Warder" pairs, with the "Claw" being the muscle and the "Warder" being a caster able to protect their "Claw" with spells and wards. Detectives Leery Oriscoe is a "Claw" (by virtue of being a werewolf), who meets his new "Warder" named Drusilla "Dru" Nogan (half-succubus and half-vampire) in the first episode. They report to their DaChief, Lieutenant Epatha Van Helsing, who used to be an excellent cop when she was alive and is now a pretty good lieutenant as a ghost. Van Helsing is constantly on Nogan's case for being a half-demon, often insulting her with various synonyms of "slut" (Oriscoe attributes it to Van Helsing being raised in Victorian times). On the legal side, there are the Executive Assistant Locus Magister Sam [=McCoy=] and Assistant Locus Magister Angie Carmichael (magisters being the lawyers of the supernatural world, and Locus Magisters being the equivalent to a District Attorney).

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Ghosts retain their memories of when they were alive. They can be summoned using a ritual, but some are holding jobs in the supernatural world, although it requires some concentration for them to be able to manipulate physical objects instead of just passing through them. Lieutenant Epatha Van Helsing is one such ghost. Another prominent ghost is Judge Creator/AleisterCrowley. There's also Magistrate Creator/HarryHoudini.

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Ghosts retain their memories of when they were alive. They can be summoned using a ritual, but some are holding jobs in the supernatural world, although it requires some concentration for them to be able to manipulate physical objects instead of just passing through them. Lieutenant Epatha Van Helsing is one such ghost. Another prominent ghost is Judge Creator/AleisterCrowley.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Zombies are fully intelligent and remember their mortal lives. They don't feel pain and are very difficult (although not impossible) to kill permanently, especially since burnings were banned.

* AllTrollsAreDifferent: All trolls must live in the shadow of a bridge (not under a bridge, the way it is in folklore). Norwegian Wood Trolls appear in the second story. They're brutish and are quick to anger.

* DrivesLikeCrazy: Oriscoe's parallel parking method is quite something. He deliberately seeks out spots that are too small for his Ford Crown Victoria and pushes other cars aside. When Nogan asks how he gets away with it, he explains that he always leaves behind his detective card. Apparently, no one wants to deal with a cop, so he's never been called about it.

* LiteraryAllusionTitle: Several of the episodes are parodies on pop-culture:

** ''[[Series/SilkStockings Silkie Stalkings]]''

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* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: Near the end of the first episode, it becomes clear that [[spoiler:Nogan isn't exactly who she claims she is. She finally reveals to Oriscoe that her real name is Drusilla bat Agrat and that she's the daughter of Agrat bat Mahlat, one of the Four Queens of Hell. And her father is implied to be a French vampire prince.

* DaChief: Lieutenant Epatha Van Helsing