Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand (Kitty Norville)
Werewolf Kitty Norville and her mate Ben face-off against werewolf-hating bounty hunters -- on their honeymoon, no less --in this suspenseful follow-up to Kitty and the Silver Bullet.
Already the alpha pair of Denver's werewolf pack, Kitty and Ben are planning to tie the knot human-style by eloping to Vegas. Kitty is looking forward to sipping fru-fru drinks by the pool and doing her popular radio show on live TV -- but her hotel is stocked with werewolf-hating bounty hunters.
Elsewhere on the Strip, an old-school magician might be wielding the real thing; the vampire community is harboring a dark secret; and the irresistible star of a suspicious animal act is determined to seduce Kitty.
Sin City has never been so wild, and this werewolf has never had to fight harder to save not only her wedding, but her very life.
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Kitty and the Dead Manâs Hand
Book five in the Kitty Norville series
By Carrie Vaughn
Of the first five books, this is definitely one of the best. The action is enough to keep you wondering and there is plenty of character development as well. Iâd rank them 3, 1,5,2,4â¦hum, what is it about the odd numbered installaments?
Spoiler Alert â the rest of the review contains all the plot points of this book.
Book five opens with Kitty and Ben engaged in the very human endeavor of wedding planning. As many couples find out, weddings are expensive. And stressful. Kitty suggests that they elope to Vegas and Ben readily agrees.
Kitty being Kitty, makes their trip a working vacation by planning a television show from Vegas. How could we expect any thing else?
Kittyâs illusions of a romantic getaway are shattered when her mother gets wind of the elopement and decides to join Kitty in sin city along with as much family as she can round up.
When Kitty arrives she and Ben discover there is a gun show in the hotel they are staying in and the convention is really thinly veiled bounty hunter convention â the kind of bounty hunters likely to carry silver bullets. Ben knows a few of the attendees and none of them are aware of his change in status from sometimes bounty hunter and lawyer to the dangerous to a werewolf and the most famous werewolfâs fiancée. He repeatedly introduces himself as Kittyâs lawyer instead of her fiancée â that might be annoying under other circumstances but Kitty is in complete agreement in this one.
Unfortunately, Kitty is feeling a little paranoid when one of Benâs hunter friends starts sizing Kitty up.
Kitty decides to check out a magic show. Turns out rather than a standard illusionist, Grant is the real deal.
Kitty has also been tasked with meeting Dom, the master vampire of Los Vegas at Rickâs behest. Risk insists that it is a simple introduction and Kitty herself doesnât seem to suspect that it is more. Call me paranoid but I didnât buy it. Vampires are never so straight forward.
When Kitty hears of a group of lycanthropes who are performing as lion and tigers in a show, she just canât help herself she has to track them down and get the story. Kitty often acts like a intrepid reporter rather than a radio celebrity. Her natural curiosity in line more with her ironic name than her werewolf second nature.
Meanwhile, while our favorite werewolf couple try to keep Benâs werewolf nature under wraps they keep running into Benâs old hunter friends who are none too happy about the company he is keeping. Unfortunately, it doesnât take long for one to perform a werewolf test on Ben outing him. Having a silver allergy when hanging out with a bunch of paranoid hunters doesnât work well for keeping it secret.
Kitty meets the werecats and their leader Balthazar. Despite numerous cryptic warnings from Grant she isn't suspicious. Or maybe because the warnings are so vague she doesn't take him seriously.
Then Ben disappears.
Kitty frantically runs from one resource to another trying to rescue Ben but he eventually rescues himself and returns to her only a little worse for the wear. In the mean time, Kitty discovers that Dom is clueless as the so called master of Los Vegas, and Baltazar is beholden to a vampire who worships Tiamat and has been sacrificing werewolves.
Kitty escapes that fate with a little help from her newest friends including a pair of hunter friends of Benâs. She realizes surprisingly late that Dom is a front man and not the master of the city at all. The mysterious vampire priestess remains a mystery â to Kitty at least.
Ben and Kitty get married and even if it isnât a dream wedding, they are happyâ¦for now.
Book five in the Kitty Norville series
By Carrie Vaughn
Of the first five books, this is definitely one of the best. The action is enough to keep you wondering and there is plenty of character development as well. Iâd rank them 3, 1,5,2,4â¦hum, what is it about the odd numbered installaments?
Spoiler Alert â the rest of the review contains all the plot points of this book.
Book five opens with Kitty and Ben engaged in the very human endeavor of wedding planning. As many couples find out, weddings are expensive. And stressful. Kitty suggests that they elope to Vegas and Ben readily agrees.
Kitty being Kitty, makes their trip a working vacation by planning a television show from Vegas. How could we expect any thing else?
Kittyâs illusions of a romantic getaway are shattered when her mother gets wind of the elopement and decides to join Kitty in sin city along with as much family as she can round up.
When Kitty arrives she and Ben discover there is a gun show in the hotel they are staying in and the convention is really thinly veiled bounty hunter convention â the kind of bounty hunters likely to carry silver bullets. Ben knows a few of the attendees and none of them are aware of his change in status from sometimes bounty hunter and lawyer to the dangerous to a werewolf and the most famous werewolfâs fiancée. He repeatedly introduces himself as Kittyâs lawyer instead of her fiancée â that might be annoying under other circumstances but Kitty is in complete agreement in this one.
Unfortunately, Kitty is feeling a little paranoid when one of Benâs hunter friends starts sizing Kitty up.
Kitty decides to check out a magic show. Turns out rather than a standard illusionist, Grant is the real deal.
Kitty has also been tasked with meeting Dom, the master vampire of Los Vegas at Rickâs behest. Risk insists that it is a simple introduction and Kitty herself doesnât seem to suspect that it is more. Call me paranoid but I didnât buy it. Vampires are never so straight forward.
When Kitty hears of a group of lycanthropes who are performing as lion and tigers in a show, she just canât help herself she has to track them down and get the story. Kitty often acts like a intrepid reporter rather than a radio celebrity. Her natural curiosity in line more with her ironic name than her werewolf second nature.
Meanwhile, while our favorite werewolf couple try to keep Benâs werewolf nature under wraps they keep running into Benâs old hunter friends who are none too happy about the company he is keeping. Unfortunately, it doesnât take long for one to perform a werewolf test on Ben outing him. Having a silver allergy when hanging out with a bunch of paranoid hunters doesnât work well for keeping it secret.
Kitty meets the werecats and their leader Balthazar. Despite numerous cryptic warnings from Grant she isn't suspicious. Or maybe because the warnings are so vague she doesn't take him seriously.
Then Ben disappears.
Kitty frantically runs from one resource to another trying to rescue Ben but he eventually rescues himself and returns to her only a little worse for the wear. In the mean time, Kitty discovers that Dom is clueless as the so called master of Los Vegas, and Baltazar is beholden to a vampire who worships Tiamat and has been sacrificing werewolves.
Kitty escapes that fate with a little help from her newest friends including a pair of hunter friends of Benâs. She realizes surprisingly late that Dom is a front man and not the master of the city at all. The mysterious vampire priestess remains a mystery â to Kitty at least.
Ben and Kitty get married and even if it isnât a dream wedding, they are happyâ¦for now.
Kitty and the Dead Manâs Hand
Book five in the Kitty Norville series
By Carrie Vaughn
Of the first five books, this is definitely one of the best. The action is enough to keep you wondering and there is plenty of character development as well. Iâd rank them 3, 1,5,2,4â¦hum, what is it about the odd numbered installaments?
Spoiler Alert â the rest of the review contains all the plot points of this book.
Book five opens with Kitty and Ben engaged in the very human endeavor of wedding planning. As many couples find out, weddings are expensive. And stressful. Kitty suggests that they elope to Vegas and Ben readily agrees.
Kitty being Kitty, makes their trip a working vacation by planning a television show from Vegas. How could we expect any thing else?
Kittyâs illusions of a romantic getaway are shattered when her mother gets wind of the elopement and decides to join Kitty in sin city along with as much family as she can round up.
When Kitty arrives she and Ben discover there is a gun show in the hotel they are staying in and the convention is really thinly veiled bounty hunter convention â the kind of bounty hunters likely to carry silver bullets. Ben knows a few of the attendees and none of them are aware of his change in status from sometimes bounty hunter and lawyer to the dangerous to a werewolf and the most famous werewolfâs fiancée. He repeatedly introduces himself as Kittyâs lawyer instead of her fiancée â that might be annoying under other circumstances but Kitty is in complete agreement in this one.
Unfortunately, Kitty is feeling a little paranoid when one of Benâs hunter friends starts sizing Kitty up.
Kitty decides to check out a magic show. Turns out rather than a standard illusionist, Grant is the real deal.
Kitty has also been tasked with meeting Dom, the master vampire of Los Vegas at Rickâs behest. Risk insists that it is a simple introduction and Kitty herself doesnât seem to suspect that it is more. Call me paranoid but I didnât buy it. Vampires are never so straight forward.
When Kitty hears of a group of lycanthropes who are performing as lion and tigers in a show, she just canât help herself she has to track them down and get the story. Kitty often acts like a intrepid reporter rather than a radio celebrity. Her natural curiosity in line more with her ironic name than her werewolf second nature.
Meanwhile, while our favorite werewolf couple try to keep Benâs werewolf nature under wraps they keep running into Benâs old hunter friends who are none too happy about the company he is keeping. Unfortunately, it doesnât take long for one to perform a werewolf test on Ben outing him. Having a silver allergy when hanging out with a bunch of paranoid hunters doesnât work well for keeping it secret.
Kitty meets the werecats and their leader Balthazar. Despite numerous cryptic warnings from Grant she isn't suspicious. Or maybe because the warnings are so vague she doesn't take him seriously.
Then Ben disappears.
Kitty frantically runs from one resource to another trying to rescue Ben but he eventually rescues himself and returns to her only a little worse for the wear. In the mean time, Kitty discovers that Dom is clueless as the so called master of Los Vegas, and Baltazar is beholden to a vampire who worships Tiamat and has been sacrificing werewolves.
Kitty escapes that fate with a little help from her newest friends including a pair of hunter friends of Benâs. She realizes surprisingly late that Dom is a front man and not the master of the city at all. The mysterious vampire priestess remains a mystery â to Kitty at least.
Ben and Kitty get married and even if it isnât a dream wedding, they are happyâ¦for now.
Book five in the Kitty Norville series
By Carrie Vaughn
Of the first five books, this is definitely one of the best. The action is enough to keep you wondering and there is plenty of character development as well. Iâd rank them 3, 1,5,2,4â¦hum, what is it about the odd numbered installaments?
Spoiler Alert â the rest of the review contains all the plot points of this book.
Book five opens with Kitty and Ben engaged in the very human endeavor of wedding planning. As many couples find out, weddings are expensive. And stressful. Kitty suggests that they elope to Vegas and Ben readily agrees.
Kitty being Kitty, makes their trip a working vacation by planning a television show from Vegas. How could we expect any thing else?
Kittyâs illusions of a romantic getaway are shattered when her mother gets wind of the elopement and decides to join Kitty in sin city along with as much family as she can round up.
When Kitty arrives she and Ben discover there is a gun show in the hotel they are staying in and the convention is really thinly veiled bounty hunter convention â the kind of bounty hunters likely to carry silver bullets. Ben knows a few of the attendees and none of them are aware of his change in status from sometimes bounty hunter and lawyer to the dangerous to a werewolf and the most famous werewolfâs fiancée. He repeatedly introduces himself as Kittyâs lawyer instead of her fiancée â that might be annoying under other circumstances but Kitty is in complete agreement in this one.
Unfortunately, Kitty is feeling a little paranoid when one of Benâs hunter friends starts sizing Kitty up.
Kitty decides to check out a magic show. Turns out rather than a standard illusionist, Grant is the real deal.
Kitty has also been tasked with meeting Dom, the master vampire of Los Vegas at Rickâs behest. Risk insists that it is a simple introduction and Kitty herself doesnât seem to suspect that it is more. Call me paranoid but I didnât buy it. Vampires are never so straight forward.
When Kitty hears of a group of lycanthropes who are performing as lion and tigers in a show, she just canât help herself she has to track them down and get the story. Kitty often acts like a intrepid reporter rather than a radio celebrity. Her natural curiosity in line more with her ironic name than her werewolf second nature.
Meanwhile, while our favorite werewolf couple try to keep Benâs werewolf nature under wraps they keep running into Benâs old hunter friends who are none too happy about the company he is keeping. Unfortunately, it doesnât take long for one to perform a werewolf test on Ben outing him. Having a silver allergy when hanging out with a bunch of paranoid hunters doesnât work well for keeping it secret.
Kitty meets the werecats and their leader Balthazar. Despite numerous cryptic warnings from Grant she isn't suspicious. Or maybe because the warnings are so vague she doesn't take him seriously.
Then Ben disappears.
Kitty frantically runs from one resource to another trying to rescue Ben but he eventually rescues himself and returns to her only a little worse for the wear. In the mean time, Kitty discovers that Dom is clueless as the so called master of Los Vegas, and Baltazar is beholden to a vampire who worships Tiamat and has been sacrificing werewolves.
Kitty escapes that fate with a little help from her newest friends including a pair of hunter friends of Benâs. She realizes surprisingly late that Dom is a front man and not the master of the city at all. The mysterious vampire priestess remains a mystery â to Kitty at least.
Ben and Kitty get married and even if it isnât a dream wedding, they are happyâ¦for now.
Kitty and the Dead Manâs Hand
Book five in the Kitty Norville series
By Carrie Vaughn
Of the first five books, this is definitely one of the best. The action is enough to keep you wondering and there is plenty of character development as well. Iâd rank them 3, 1,5,2,4â¦hum, what is it about the odd numbered installaments?
Spoiler Alert â the rest of the review contains all the plot points of this book.
Book five opens with Kitty and Ben engaged in the very human endeavor of wedding planning. As many couples find out, weddings are expensive. And stressful. Kitty suggests that they elope to Vegas and Ben readily agrees.
Kitty being Kitty, makes their trip a working vacation by planning a television show from Vegas. How could we expect any thing else?
Kittyâs illusions of a romantic getaway are shattered when her mother gets wind of the elopement and decides to join Kitty in sin city along with as much family as she can round up.
When Kitty arrives she and Ben discover there is a gun show in the hotel they are staying in and the convention is really thinly veiled bounty hunter convention â the kind of bounty hunters likely to carry silver bullets. Ben knows a few of the attendees and none of them are aware of his change in status from sometimes bounty hunter and lawyer to the dangerous to a werewolf and the most famous werewolfâs fiancée. He repeatedly introduces himself as Kittyâs lawyer instead of her fiancée â that might be annoying under other circumstances but Kitty is in complete agreement in this one.
Unfortunately, Kitty is feeling a little paranoid when one of Benâs hunter friends starts sizing Kitty up.
Kitty decides to check out a magic show. Turns out rather than a standard illusionist, Grant is the real deal.
Kitty has also been tasked with meeting Dom, the master vampire of Los Vegas at Rickâs behest. Risk insists that it is a simple introduction and Kitty herself doesnât seem to suspect that it is more. Call me paranoid but I didnât buy it. Vampires are never so straight forward.
When Kitty hears of a group of lycanthropes who are performing as lion and tigers in a show, she just canât help herself she has to track them down and get the story. Kitty often acts like a intrepid reporter rather than a radio celebrity. Her natural curiosity in line more with her ironic name than her werewolf second nature.
Meanwhile, while our favorite werewolf couple try to keep Benâs werewolf nature under wraps they keep running into Benâs old hunter friends who are none too happy about the company he is keeping. Unfortunately, it doesnât take long for one to perform a werewolf test on Ben outing him. Having a silver allergy when hanging out with a bunch of paranoid hunters doesnât work well for keeping it secret.
Kitty meets the werecats and their leader Balthazar. Despite numerous cryptic warnings from Grant she isn't suspicious. Or maybe because the warnings are so vague she doesn't take him seriously.
Then Ben disappears.
Kitty frantically runs from one resource to another trying to rescue Ben but he eventually rescues himself and returns to her only a little worse for the wear. In the mean time, Kitty discovers that Dom is clueless as the so called master of Los Vegas, and Baltazar is beholden to a vampire who worships Tiamat and has been sacrificing werewolves.
Kitty escapes that fate with a little help from her newest friends including a pair of hunter friends of Benâs. She realizes surprisingly late that Dom is a front man and not the master of the city at all. The mysterious vampire priestess remains a mystery â to Kitty at least.
Ben and Kitty get married and even if it isnât a dream wedding, they are happyâ¦for now.
Book five in the Kitty Norville series
By Carrie Vaughn
Of the first five books, this is definitely one of the best. The action is enough to keep you wondering and there is plenty of character development as well. Iâd rank them 3, 1,5,2,4â¦hum, what is it about the odd numbered installaments?
Spoiler Alert â the rest of the review contains all the plot points of this book.
Book five opens with Kitty and Ben engaged in the very human endeavor of wedding planning. As many couples find out, weddings are expensive. And stressful. Kitty suggests that they elope to Vegas and Ben readily agrees.
Kitty being Kitty, makes their trip a working vacation by planning a television show from Vegas. How could we expect any thing else?
Kittyâs illusions of a romantic getaway are shattered when her mother gets wind of the elopement and decides to join Kitty in sin city along with as much family as she can round up.
When Kitty arrives she and Ben discover there is a gun show in the hotel they are staying in and the convention is really thinly veiled bounty hunter convention â the kind of bounty hunters likely to carry silver bullets. Ben knows a few of the attendees and none of them are aware of his change in status from sometimes bounty hunter and lawyer to the dangerous to a werewolf and the most famous werewolfâs fiancée. He repeatedly introduces himself as Kittyâs lawyer instead of her fiancée â that might be annoying under other circumstances but Kitty is in complete agreement in this one.
Unfortunately, Kitty is feeling a little paranoid when one of Benâs hunter friends starts sizing Kitty up.
Kitty decides to check out a magic show. Turns out rather than a standard illusionist, Grant is the real deal.
Kitty has also been tasked with meeting Dom, the master vampire of Los Vegas at Rickâs behest. Risk insists that it is a simple introduction and Kitty herself doesnât seem to suspect that it is more. Call me paranoid but I didnât buy it. Vampires are never so straight forward.
When Kitty hears of a group of lycanthropes who are performing as lion and tigers in a show, she just canât help herself she has to track them down and get the story. Kitty often acts like a intrepid reporter rather than a radio celebrity. Her natural curiosity in line more with her ironic name than her werewolf second nature.
Meanwhile, while our favorite werewolf couple try to keep Benâs werewolf nature under wraps they keep running into Benâs old hunter friends who are none too happy about the company he is keeping. Unfortunately, it doesnât take long for one to perform a werewolf test on Ben outing him. Having a silver allergy when hanging out with a bunch of paranoid hunters doesnât work well for keeping it secret.
Kitty meets the werecats and their leader Balthazar. Despite numerous cryptic warnings from Grant she isn't suspicious. Or maybe because the warnings are so vague she doesn't take him seriously.
Then Ben disappears.
Kitty frantically runs from one resource to another trying to rescue Ben but he eventually rescues himself and returns to her only a little worse for the wear. In the mean time, Kitty discovers that Dom is clueless as the so called master of Los Vegas, and Baltazar is beholden to a vampire who worships Tiamat and has been sacrificing werewolves.
Kitty escapes that fate with a little help from her newest friends including a pair of hunter friends of Benâs. She realizes surprisingly late that Dom is a front man and not the master of the city at all. The mysterious vampire priestess remains a mystery â to Kitty at least.
Ben and Kitty get married and even if it isnât a dream wedding, they are happyâ¦for now.
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