"Tongue in cheek supernatural police procedural"
In Denver, Kitty Norville hosts the Midnight Hour show at
KNOB radio. Tired of inane 90's retro music she asks her
callers if they believe in vampires and werewolves.
Shockingly she gets a bunch of callers with some providing
profound comments or questions. Kitty responds sometimes
tongue in cheek and others seriously quoting Milton. Two
months later, Kitty's once a week show is a monster hit and
about to go into syndication. Six months later the show is
on 62 stations. While on the air, Cormac the bounty hunter calls saying he
has been hired to kill her. She stays on the air to
persuade him to reconsider as they are being used by a
mutual enemy and she admits to being a werewolf. When the
police arrive too quickly, he offers Kitty a deal to let
her live if she does not press charges. Detective Harden is
irritated, but cannot do anything about it. Not long
afterward Harden asks Kitty to look at a corpse, which she
does. Kitty sniffs and realizes a rogue werewolf has killed
a teenage prostitute. Further murders occur by this rogue
with Kitty working with Cormac and Harden trying to solve
the case. Though everyone accepts Kitty is a werewolf without
blinking once she comes out of the closet, the heroine is a
terrific protagonist and holds the tongue in cheek
supernatural police procedural together. Like the radio
audience, readers will believe that vampires and werewolves
reside among the humans. The story line is action-packed
(pun intended) yet Kitty and several other key players come
across as fully dimensional whether they are shapeshifters,
bloodsuckers, purebred humans, or hunters. Carrie Vaughn
provides a terrific tale starring the adviser to the
paranormal crowd. Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted October 17, 2005
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted January 20, 2007
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