Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay and the Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs
52/50
49. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
- Thrillers, Suspense, Mystery (304 pages)
-Meet Dexter Morgan. He's a highly respected lab technician specializing in blood spatter for the Miami Dade Police Department. He's a handsome, though reluctant, ladies' man. He's polite, says all the right things, and rarely calls attention to himself. He's also a sociopathic serial killer whose "Dark Passenger" drives him to commit the occasional dismemberment.
Mind you, Dexter's the good guy in this story.
Adopted at the age of four after an unnamed tragedy left him orphaned, Dexter's learned, with help from his pragmatic policeman father, to channel his "gift," killing only those who deal in death themselves. But when a new serial killer starts working in Miami, staging elaborately grisly scenes that are, to Dexter, an obvious attempt at communication from one monster to another, the eponymous protagonist finds himself at a loss. Should he help his policewoman sister Deborah earn a promotion to the Homicide desk by finding the fiend? Or should he locate this new killer himself, so he can express his admiration for the other's "art?" Or is it possible that psycho Dexter himself, admittedly not the most balanced of fellows, is finally going completely insane and committing these messy crimes himself?
- A quick read. Disturbing and delightful. I’m surprised how much I liked this book. (3.5/5)
(Mercy Thompson Series)
50. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
- Fantasy (304 pages)
- Moon Called is the first installment in Patricia Briggs's Mercedes Thompson series. Set in the Tri-Cities area of Washington state the series follows Mercedes, a VW mechanic, and her interactions with the supernaturals who live in the area. In this first novel most of the action centers around Adam, the Alpha werewolf who lives next door.
- I liked this, but wasn't wowed. (3.5/5)
51. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
- Fantasy (304 pages)
- Mercedes Thompson may not be a were-creature, ruled by phases of the moon, but she can change into a coyote whenever she wants to. Because she owes him a favor, Mercedes agrees to back up vampire friend Stefan when he confronts another of his kind. But, being demon-possessed, that vampire proves deadlier than most. Before she can so much as bark, Mercedes is up to her ears in vampires fighting vampires, werewolves fighting vampires, and humans in the middle. She aims to off the demon-possessed vampire before any more killings, but she can't count on everyone who ought to be her ally because the local top vampire has schemes of her own. - From Amazon
- I liked this better than the first book. It kept me interested. (4/5)
52. Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
- Fantasy (304 pages)
- 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. As the fae seem content to let him rot, Thompson takes it on herself to clear her friend's name, beginning an investigation that may cost her life. - From Amazon- I liked it and will definitely read the next book - (4/5)