DEAD, UNDEAD, OR SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN is book one in the Rhiannon's Law series, revised, expanded, and rereleased from its original 2011 publication as an ebook now. I have been a huge Rhiannon fan from the start, so I am excited for this series reboot. Updated books two and three will be re- released shortly, and the author is working on book four, currently slated to be released in 2015. This is a fantastic urban fantasy with a snarky, kick butt heroine with a lot of attitude. The writing is snappy and the pace fast. Rhiannon has a large number of personal rules, or laws, that are scattered throughout this book and the others, which are a real hoot.

Rhiannon's Law #16: "If it looks like a rabbit, and it hops like a rabbit, run the other way and fast. That shit is liable to tear your arm off, Monty Python and the Holy Grail style."

Rhiannon Murphy is a bartender at a strip club, who happens to be able to see dead people. When she accidentally reveals that capability to the local vampires, they decide to use her necromancer talents to help investigate the mysterious disappearances and deaths of some of the New York vampiric population. Rhiannon just wants to be left alone, but when her attempts to get out of helping them are unsuccessful, she ends up working with another necromancer as well as some of the vampires. Her smart mouth gets her in hot water with the supernatural beings frequently, both her allies as well as her enemies.

"Listen." I sighed and reached for my water. "I want to get this shit over and done. Can we strive to obtain that goal? I have a meaningless existence, and I can't put that kind of action on hold indefinitely."

Gabriel, known to Rhiannon as Disco, is the head of one of the oldest vampire families in the city. When one of his own vampires is among those missing, he is frantic to discover who is behind the nefarious plot. Disco strong- arms Rhiannon into joining his investigation, and soon Rhiannon is forced to become even closer to Gabriel and his family. The tension- physical, mental, and sexual- between Disco and Rhiannon is positively incandescent.

There are so many things to love in DEAD, UNDEAD, OR SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN- the snarkiness, the compelling paranormal world, and the amazing bedroom scenes. I found the mystery to be well done, keeping me guessing until the very end. And the astonishing cliffhanger ending leaves the reader gasping in anxiety for the next book in the series. A major two thumbs up for this book!