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Cry Wolf, by Patricia Briggs, Ace Books, 2008, $7.99.
Bone Crossed, by Patricia Briggs, Ace Books, 2009, $24.95.
This might be the month of Briggs - at least it is in this month's column - or maybe it's simply the way synchronicity strikes. But it seems like every time I turned around I found something new from her. For one thing, if you're a member of the SF Book Club, you can pick up a copy of Preying for Mercy, an omnibus hardcover collecting the first three Mercy Thompson books. I believe it's the only North American hardcover edition of these books.
She also has a lovely short story in an anthology edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Parker, Wolfsbane and Mistletoe (Ace Books, 2008). Can you guess the anthology's theme from the title? The story's called "The Star of David," and like any good story - even with a Christmas setting - you can enjoy it no matter what season. And there are lots of other good stories in there, too, though with each one featuring a Christmas background and some sort of werewolf character, you might want to dip into it from time to time, rather than read it all in one gulp.
But the real meat is Cry Wolf, the start of a new series set in the same urban fantasy world as her Mercy Thompson books. This is always a great way to keep both...