Genre: Urban Fantasy
Setting: Dearmont, Maine
Plot Summary: Alec Harbinger is a preternatural investigator; he looks into cases with a supernatural twist, like when the dead start rising from their graves. He's new to Maine, so when Sheriff Cantrell requests his help on a three-year-old case of a missing woman, he doesn't feel he can refuse. Even though he's already working for the sheriff's daughter.
"This was going to be a nightmare. I would be working with Cantrell on the Deirdre Summers case while also investigating the death of his wife without his knowledge. I wanted to say no and send him on his way but what choice did I have? If I declined the case, he was going to start getting pissy about last night's zombie attack and I'd probably end up in jail."
Why I bought it: I read and enjoyed the first two books in this series, Lost Soul and Buried Memory, and wanted to know what happened to Alec next.
My thoughts: This series may not be as well-crafted or as deeply layered as Jim Butcher's Dresden Files or Benedict Jacka's Alex Verus series, but it's still a lot of fun! I really like Alec and his British assistant, Felicity. And there's always lots of crazy magic and fast-paced suspense in these books, too. I'm sure I'll be buying several more books in this entertaining series in the future.
Happy Reading!
P.S. This book counts towards The Backlist Reader Challenge hosted by The Bookwyrm's Hoard.
You had me at 'Maine'. LOL I like a supernatural detective series so will look into these books.
ReplyDeleteThey're fun. I like to call them Urban Fantasy Lite because they read so fast. :)
DeleteUrban fantasy and the supernatural are not really my things, but I do like the idea of the Maine setting.
ReplyDeleteWhat is it about that Maine setting? It always draws me in, too! :D
DeleteThis series sounds right up my alley. So glad to hear you're enjoying it! :)
ReplyDeleteI think you would like these books, Ashley! :)
DeleteThat sounds like a great series. Love that cover too.
ReplyDeleteThe cover is great, isn't it?
DeleteNice that you got to one of the books already on your shelf! Glad to hear you enjoyed it enough to buy more from the series! :)
ReplyDeleteLike I need to buy more books! ;D But, I probably will.
DeleteA little supernatural and mystery! Sounds like an interesting series.
ReplyDeleteIf you like urban fantasy, this is an entertaining series.
DeleteI like it that it has a supernatural twist. Glad to hear you're enjoying this series. :)
ReplyDeleteThe supernatural element in this book is a lot of fun. :)
DeleteThis sounds fun! I like the idea of cases with a paranormal twist...
ReplyDeleteI like that, too. :D
DeleteI don't think this one is for me but glad you enjoyed it :)
ReplyDeleteNot into urban fantasy, huh? ;D
DeleteNew series to me. I do like urban fantasy & this sounds fun.
ReplyDeleteI like these books because the characters are interesting and fun, and they read very fast. :)
DeleteI haven't read any of these, but this series is on my TBR. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the series!
ReplyDeleteThey've been fun fantasy reads...not too dark or serious, but just fun. :)
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