Books with markings of any kind on the cover or pages, books marked as "Bargain" or "Remainder," or with any other labels attached, may not be listed as New condition. New: A brand-new copy with cover and original protective wrapping intact.Briggs never shies from difficult material, and she moves effortlessly from werewolf pack psychology to human legal proceedings, making this a tense, nimble, crowd-pleasing page-turner.(Jan.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Thompson is a sharp, strong heroine and her lycanthropic love triangle is honest and steamy. Briggs's third novel featuring Thompson (afterBlood Bound) is another top-notch paranormal mystery her well-balanced contemporary world, where humans live uneasily among werewolves and fae, is still a believably lived-in world the ever-present threat of government legislation against nonhumans (though familiar toX-Menfans) adds weight to her paranormal elements, and thoughtfully researched mythology adds rich detail. As the fae seem content to let him rot, Thompson takes it on herself to clear her friend's name, beginning a lone-wolf investigation that may cost her life. Shape-shifter Mercy Thompson has a complex life, juggling two werewolf lovers and a job working for a fae mechanic things get even more hectic when her boss and mentor is arrested for killing a citizen of the fae reservation.
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