Originally published January 2008 in mass market paperback.
SummaryMeet car mechanic and coyote shapeshifter Mercy Thompson,
star of Patricia Briggs’s #1 New York Times
bestselling series. Being a lowly “walker” in a
world of vampires, werewolves, and fae once kept her safe.
But Mercy’s bark—and bite—are not so
harmless any more...
Though Mercy Thompson can shift her shape into that of a
coyote, her loyalty never wavers. So when her former boss
and mentor, Zee, asks for her help, she’s there for
him. A series of murders has rocked a fae reservation, and
Zee needs her unique gifts, namely her coyote sense of
smell, to sniff out the killer.
But when Zee is accused of murdering the suspect Mercy
outed, he’s left to rot behind bars by his own kind.
Now it’s up to Mercy to clear his name, whether he
wants her to or not.
Mercy’s loyalty is under pressure from other
directions, too. Werewolves are not known for their
patience, and if Mercy can’t decide between the two
she cares for, Sam and Adam may make the choice for her...
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