Another great book, another four stars. The plot this time is, as the title suggests, is a hunt for a "demon" or whatever it is that's leaving half-eaten bodies all over Seattle. Joanne and her partner in crime, Billy Holliday, are called in to check over the crime scenes as there is something funny about the way the bodies are being found. Even though it's late December and there is snow all over the ground, there are never any tracks around the dumped bodies.



Now that Captain Morrison has well and truly had his blindfold ripped off where all things magical are concerned, he now uses Joanne and Billy as his own personal X-files department. He may still not like the supernatural side of the world he's been forced to acknowledge, but he's too good a cop not to utilise every one of his available resources. But the thing is, both Joanne and Billy have got nothing this time; there are no spirits for Billy to question and no magical tracks for Jo to follow. So they are at a loss as to what to do.

Refusing to just sit back and wait for the next victim to turn up, Joanne takes herself off to a cabin retreat out in the woods, as she has established the creature is not a city-dwelling beast from where all the previous bodies have been found, and sets about setting herself up as big, shiny, magic-filled demon bait. What could possibly go wrong?

Ha.

There were a couple of big surprises in this book. Like, BIG surprises. And it was a really good read for those alone but with the addition of the high octane demon hunt it was definitely one of the best of the series so far. I loved it.

Next!

Originally reviewed for Urban Fantasy Book Reviews
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