"A wonderful paranormal private investigative tale"
After being given crap cases that she felt were below her
talent, witch Rachel Morgan broke the cardinal rule by
resigning from the human managed federal government's
Inderland Security. EEO and merit promotion fail when it
comes to the glass ceiling for witches and other assorted
ilk. Rachel opens up a firm with Jenks the Pixie and Ivy
Tamwood the ill-tempered Vampire, but though she loves the
independence worries about the rent. Her former agency contracts out an assignment to Rachel. In
Cincinnati, a serial killer is murdering witches, which
makes Rachel the perfect witch to stop the culprit. The
preliminary evidence points towards Trent Kalamack, who
would cherish feeding his black magical soul with the
prowess of his victims. With her helpers not much help as
Ivy still needs to cut her teeth and Jenk is stuck in
polyester and her boyfriend is tied up with demons that he
conjures up, Rachel patrols the night by herself knowing
that she risks her life to stop an evil from feeding on her
sisters. This sequel to the delightful DEAD WITCH WALKING is a
wonderful paranormal private investigative tale that in many
ways will remind readers of the works of Kelly Armstrong and
Charlaine Harris. The story line is terrific as Kim Harrison
displays insider knowledge to the workings of a bureaucracy
when they force Rachel to quit, but hire her back as a
contractor for more money and full use of her skills. The
key to the tale is the cast who will turn believers of
skeptics that vampires, pixies, witches, and an assortment
of other supernatural beings exist. That is the magic of Kim
Harrison. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted February 18, 2006
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