This was pretty action packed and fast paced. Light on the romance which made for more time for story. ( )

This was pretty action packed and fast paced. Light on the romance which made for more time for story. ( )

Besides one very questionable scene, this instalment was quite nice.
We get back to investigating and also get a bit of setting change, leaving Richard and Jean-Claude mostly out of this book. Instead, this book focuses a lot on Edward. As this series is slowly turning into a reverse harem, I find Anita's relationship with Edward really refreshing. ( )

Vampires

Synopsis: 'Anita killed one of Edward’s backups – which means she owes him a favour and he has finally called to collect. Or his alter ego has – reassuring Anita that what he wants in New Mexico is nice and legal. And a holiday away from her love life is probably not a bad idea.
Little did she imagine she’d be plunged into Edwards and that the cold, lethal assassin has a fiancée and she has 2 children – all of which have no idea about the man she’s going to marry.
And while the job may be legal – it’s brutal. Dozens of people have been killed or mutilated – and the deaths are some of the worst Anita has ever seen. Worse, it’s been done in a way neither she nor Edward’s erstwhile and experienced back up have ever seen.
Anita has to find and stop the murderer even as the death toll rises. That means facing Aztec gods, a fellow necromancer, ancient vampires and a prejudiced police force – even before she gets to the monster itself, which can feel her looking for it, and is watching her.'
Review: Edward's back-up, Ottis, is creepy! I was rooting for Anita to kill him. This book also opens the door for Obsidian Butterfly to re-appear, or at least her powers, at some future time. ( )