Charlaine Harris' 3rd entry in the "Gunnie Rose" series, with a 4th book slated for release this coming August (2022). The series is set in an alternate United States that has been divided and taken over by various entities, including The Holy Russian Empire (formerly California and the west coast). Bodyguard for hire Lizbeth Rose heads out from Texoma to the HRE when she learns that her love interest, Eli Savarov, a grigori/ wizard has been jailed under false pretenses as part of the political struggle for power between the Emperor and his half brother. While there, she reconnects with her newly discovered half-sister, Felicia Karkarov, who is also being schooled to use her magical powers...their shared father was a very powerful wizard (now deceased--killed by Gunnie Rose!). Lizbeth also gets involved with Eli's mother and two sisters and reconnects with an ambigous acquaintaince--friend or enemy--Felix, who's ability to reanimate the dead comes in handy. Felix and Lizbeth concoct a plot to get her an audience with the Emperor so she can ask for Eli's freedom. Barring that, they have to figure out a way to break him out of an impregnable prison. Strongly recommend reading these books in order--see post for An Easy Death and A Longer Fall.
Kirkus calls it "An entertaining addition to a consistently fun series."A positive review from Publishers Weekly. The Sun Sentinel calls Harris "a first-class storyteller."
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