Gunmetal Magic

August 1, 2012

After her expulsion from the Knights of Merciful Aid for the "crime" of being a shapeshifter, werewolf Andrea Nash finds refuge working as an investigator for Cutting Edge, a firm owned by her friend Kate Daniels. Set in the world of Andrews's popular Kate Daniel urban fantasies (Magic Slays; Magic Strikes), this series spinoff includes the bonus novella "Magic Gifts," featuring Kate herself.

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July 1, 2012
In the newest installment of the Kate Daniels stories, she's sent to the background, and her assistant, Andrea, takes center stage. Andrea joined Kate as a private detective after getting kicked out of the Order of the Knights of Merciful Aid for being born a shifter. Now she's been called in to investigate a group of mysterious deaths at a work site. To complicate matters, it's a work site run by her former lover, the alpha of Clan Bouda. Not only is there a mystery; there's also a fair bit of politics and sexual tension to begin with. The victims were guarding a vault that hadn't appeared in the building plans, and not only is it clear they were murdered but something was stolen. The former owner of the building was a wealthy art collector, and it seems that some of his collection was more than just pretty objects. This is a cotton-candy urban fantasyfast, funny, and entertaining. It's a good read, regardless of whether or not you've read the rest of the series, and Andrea is a fantastic narrator.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2012, American Library Association.)