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Book SynopsisR.I.P. = Reanimated, Infernal, and Pretty damn dangerous Struggling actress Esther Diamond, whose year got off to a rough start (what with incarceration, unemployment, and mystical death curses), finally catches a break when she lands an acting job.
She's hired to reprise her guest role as prostitute Jilly C-Note on
The Dirty Thirty, a TV crime drama about depravity and corruption in the New York Police Department. Esther's ex-sometime boyfriend, NYPD's Detective Connor Lopez, hates that show with undying passion -- especially after Esther convinces her narcissistic co-star to shadow Lopez on the job, in order to add verisimilitude to his performance as a morally bankrupt cop.
But Esther's fellow thespian is her best bet for keeping an eye on Lopez 24/7—and, more to the point, on Lopez's new partner, Detective Quinn. Esther and her friend Max, a 350-year-old mage whose day job is protecting the city from Evil, suspect Quinn of being i
Trade Review“Esther’s books are always
a mix of humor, scary paranormal adventures, a wacky group of supporting cast and an intense mystery to solve. I can’t wait to see what happens to Esther after the holidays.” -
News and Sentinel (for
Misfortune Cookie)
“It’s a fun, frequently goofy, holiday story with more than a touch of satire and
just the right edge of supernatural horror to keep things exciting.” -
Locus (for
Misfortune Cookie)
"[Resnick] spins a witty, fast-paced mystery around her convincingly self-absorbed chorus-girl heroine. Sexy interludes raise the tension between Lopez and Esther as she juggles magical assailants, her perennially distracted agent, her meddling mother, and wiseguys both friendly and threatening in
a well-crafted, rollicking mystery." -
Publishers Weekly (for series)
“You have got to love Esther. She is such a fun character to read about. I always enjoy a good laugh and action at the same time, and Ms. Resnick always delivers.” -
Night Owl Reviews (for series)
“This is one of my all-time favorite urban fantasy series, and I highly recommend it to any fan of the genre.
Light-hearted, zany, suspenseful, surprising, and romantic.” -
Sci Fi Chick (for series)
