This is the start of a trilogy, concerning the coming of age of a probable Shadow Walker, someone who can sense vampires and fights against them. However it doesn't immediately come across that way; rather it starts as a near-future cop movie with strong shades of Blade Runner.

Things for Sam Ryan go from bad to worse when she shots her now Vampire ex-partner. She gets suspended and investigated by the spook squad of the series name. And to worse again as someone continues to try and kill her.

The plot bounces along, usually fairly quickly. The romance part that you might expect from Keri Arthur is missing, or rather incredibly unsexual. Sam is attracted to a handsome, interesting man she meets and works with, but the sexuality you find in the werewolves is absent although the remainder of the setting is familiar.

It's a good solid read. ( )