History Literature / ClawAndWarder

* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Werewolves can shift at any time (not just during a full moon). They are often driven by the desire to hunt, especially recently turned ones. They are almost like a split personality from the human. While in wolf form, the human can't directly affect their wolf side, only making suggestions. Interestingly, Oriscoe's wolf, being Jewish, has his head fur knit itself into a yarmulke shape. The same is true for Oriscoe's maker, Rabbi Menachem Katzen.

* {{Hell}}: According to Nogan, Hell (or Gehenna, as the demons prefer to call it) is nothing like the way Christians imagine it. There's no fire or brimstone, and suffering mostly happens whenever Lucifer has a bad day.

* IAmXSonOfY: [[spoiler:Nogan's real name is Drusilla bat Agrat, with "bat" meaning "daughter of" in the Language of Suffering. Similarly, her mother's name is Agrat bat Mahlat. It's not clear if that applies to all succubi or just members of royalty.]]

''Claw & Warder'' is a series of 2020-2021 UrbanFantasy novels written by Erik Henry Vick. The stories are written to be a supernatural parody of the TV series ''Series/LawAndOrder''. As such, they are clearly intended to be akin to episodes of a show. They follow a similar format to a police procedural like ''Law and Order'': a crime occurs, detectives investigate and question suspects and witnesses, then they arrest someone, then the Locus Magister takes the case to court and argues in front of a judge (often a ghost).

* UnresolvedSexualTension: It develops between Oriscoe and Nogan in the third episode, with no hint of it in the first two.

* UnresolvedSexualTension: It develops in the third episode, with no hint of it in the first two.

* 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. When Nogan suggests that he let her drive, he says that he has to teach her how to drive "New York style" first.

* GenericEthnicCrimeGang: The zombie mafia makes an appearance in the second episode.

* HonoraryUncle:
** Judge Creator/AleisterCrowley is treated by [[spoiler:Nogan]] as almost like an uncle.
** In the third episode, other honorary aunts and uncles are mentioned, including [[spoiler:[[TheDevil Uncle Luci]]]].

* 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 Hercule is a French vampire prince (and Agrat's consort). She deliberately used a fake name in order to make it on her own. Unfortunately, her parents insist on using their influence to help out their daughter]].

* SuddenNameChange: In the first episode, Leery's first name is spelled "Leerome", but in the third episode it's "Lerome" with no explanation for the change.

* IAmAHumanitarian: A number of supernatural creatures eat human flesh. As long as it's only done for sustenance and the supernatural being in question is licensed in the given locus, it's not considered a crime under the Canon and Covenants. It's implied that Oriscoe used to eat human flesh until he swore off "long pork" in order to be a cop. His intimate knowledge of human anatomy crops up on occasion, such as in the second episode when he points out that human arms don't really have much meat on the bones and wouldn't make a good snack.

* HonoraryUncle: Judge Creator/AleisterCrowley is treated by [[spoiler:Nogan]] as almost like an uncle.

* 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. She deliberately used a fake name in order to make it on her own. Unfortunately, her parents insist on using their influence to help out their daughter]].

* InformedJudaism: Oriscoe is the son of a "black hat" (Haredi) Jew and a Catholic. While he personally doesn't subscribe to either religion, it seems that his werewolf half is a devout Jew and insists on wearing the traditional black hat (and no other clothing) when it emerges.

RedHerring: In the second episode, Oriscoe and Nogan are handing two witnesses to Covenancy marshals for protective custody. Oriscoe wonders why the two marshals haven't given them their names, and, after the van drives off, Nogan begins to suspect that something is wrong. We're meant to think that the episode's BigBad has sent in her goons to kidnap the witnesses or that the marshals have been bribed. Nope. While the BigBad does have a plan, it has nothing to do with the marshals or the witnesses. Indeed, one of the marshals shows up at the end of the episode.