URBAN SHAMAN: Walker Papers - C E Murphy

From the back of the book: Joanne Walker has three days to learn to use her shamanic powers and save the world from the unleashed WILD HUNT.

No worries. No pressure. Never mind the lack of sleep, the perplexing new talent for healing herself from fatal wounds, or the cryptic, talking coyote who appears in her dreams.

And in all that's not bad enough, in the three years Joanne's been a cop, she's never seen a dead body---but she's just come across her second in three days.

It's been a bitch of a week. And it isn't over yet.

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Such a good read and I have the series on must get portion of the WWBL.

The line between reality and supernatural is thin at certain times of the year and Joanne finds herself standing between the two, protecting both with her growing shamanic abilities.

Four shaman protection beans....

HEART OF STONE - C E Murphy

From the back of the book: What secrets lie shrouded in darkness?

Okay, so jogging through Central Park after midnight wasn't a bright idea. But Margrit Knight never thought she'd encounter a dark new world filed with magical beings--not to mention a dying woman and a mysterious stranger with blood on his hands.

Her logical, lawyer instincts told her it couldn't all be real---but she could hardly deny what she'd seen...and touched.

The mystery man, Alban, was a gargoyle. One of the fabled Old Races who had hidden their existence for centuries. Now he was a murder suspect, and he needed Margrit's help to take the heat off him and find the real killer. And as the dead pile up, it's a race against the sunrise to clear Alban's name and keep them both alive.....

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Oh boy! I have heard of C E Murphy before. I have URBAN SHAMAN on Mt Git'r'Read (the nightstand section) and will read it soon. HEART OF STONE was my intro though. And what an introduction!

There are some awesome action scenes and excellent characters of the Old Race sort. Vampires, gargoyles, djinn, selkies, dragons....all kinds.

What I really enjoyed about this was that the main character, Margrit (Grit), is a normal human who doesn't have any magical, paranormal, any kind of Other about her (at least so far). She is smart, funny, stubborn, and brave. Grit doesn't take any crap and thinks fast on her feet, just like she runs.

My favorite character is Janx. I know I shouldn't, but he is intriguing as all get out. He's not a 'good guy' but he has honor and he admires strength, so he admires Grit. Read the book and find out more about him. *wink*

I requested this from LibraryThing and was lucky enough to win it to review last month. Had some problems with the e-book version and the publishers were sweet enough to send out the handheld version for me to read.

Five Old Races are everywhere diamonds.....

Bitten By Books and CE Murphy Interview and Book Giveaway

BittenByBooks has an interview with author C E Murphy and a chance for one of five ARCs of THE PRETENDER'S CROWN. This contest is good through 16 Mar 09.