This book is a a paranormal urban fantasy novel set in a world a step away from our own. Not only are there werewolves, vampires, and other paranormal species, but the Fae have gone public with their existence. The history of this world before that point is largely the same as our own, and so far the Fae are the only group to come out.
We are introduced to this world by Mercedes Thompson who is a VW mechanic trying to get by in the Tri-Cities area of Washington state. Her former boss is a gremlin that moved to the fae reservation when the the fae came out. Mercy also has some secrets. She is a walker who can shift into a coyote, and she was raised by werewolves. While she puts on a good front she is very well connected to the local supernatural community, and can call in some big guns when she finds herself in a fix.
When a stray (not attached to the local pack) werewolf approaches her shop looking for a job, she knows exactly what he is, and that something is very wrong. The boy is terrified, and seems to have been abandoned by his makers, something that she knows is not accepted among the werewolves, and would not be tolerated by the local pack ( their alpha is her next door neighbor). Having a soft spot for strays of any sort Mercy takes him in and gives him a job. His past catches up to him quickly and Mercy has to call the local pack when he turns up dead.
From her conversations with him she knows that there is more going on than it appears, and with someone under her care dead Mercy will not give up until she has uncovered all of the secrets. With an angry coyote on their tail no secret is safe, and when the coyote is friends with werewolves the secret keepers will not be in good shape either.
This book is the first in the Mercedes Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs. I will warn you that this series is addicting, and you may end up buying all the rest of the current series as well. It can be found at www.amazon.com in print or e-book format.
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