A number of Sylvie's problems have come home to roost in
this latest in the Shadow Inquiries books. A previously-
rescued client is still having the annoying tendency of
chaning into another creature every full moon, Erinya, the
former Fury made god is apt to show up at the first whiff of
Thai food describing her latest smiting in lurid detail and
the ISI (Internal Surveillance and Investigation) is still
sniffing too closely at Sylvie's heels.
Before she can resolve any of these issues, representatives
of the Magicus Mundi, creatures of myth and legend,
begin targeting and destroying cells of the ISI, including
the Chicago headquarters where Sylvie's lover is stationed.
As the magical mayhem grows it becomes clear that the
tendency of humans to ignore what does not fit into their
tidy world has the force of a deeply worked spell behind it.
With their reality continually challenged at every turn,
those who witness the events find their memories altered, at
the expense of their minds, and in the elderly and stroke-
prone at the expense of their lives as well. Alex, Sylvie's
biggest weapon in fact gathering and research is especially
hindered. Each session at her computer leaves her mind
shattered a bit more.
Sylvie's attempts to save those she loves as well as
innocent bystanders wars with the dire need to stop what is
happening before the world is irrevocably altered.
LIES & OMENS, fourth in the series has all the noirish
charm of the previous books. Intense action, the snarky
Lilith voice within Sylvie and the flat out brilliant
plotting keeps you turning pages and occasionally sharing
especially pithy bits aloud with those who will appreciate
them. My best advice is to read the books in order, but read
them any way you can. Benedict is writing some of the best
urban fantasy published today.
Sylvie Lightner is a P.I. specializing in the unusual—in a
world where magic is real, and Hell is just around the
corner.
After escaping secret government cells and destroying a
Miami landmark, Sylvie’s trying to lay low—something that
gets easier when a magical force starts taking out her
enemies. But these magical attacks are a risk to
bystanders, and Sylvie can’t let that slide.
When the war between the government and the magical world
threatens the three people closest to her—her assistant,
her sister, and her lover—Sylvie has no choice but to get
involved with hidden powers bent on shaping the world to
their liking. Now, with death and disaster on the horizon,
even if Sylvie wins, things will never be the same...
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