I wasn't sure I would enjoy this book. I don't often read adult fiction. In fact, when my mother saw me reading this, she commented, "are you reading a big-people book???" I do enjoy Harris' Sookie series, and was a bit sad if not surprised to learn that it will soon be coming to an end. I realized that I was sad mostly because I love the character of Sookie so much. So, I decided to try one of Harris' other series in hopes the characters would be as endearing. Well, while I wasn't quite as drawn to Aurora as I've been to Sookie, I did like her a lot. It might help that she's a librarian like myself. I can't remember the last time I read a murder mystery without a hint of fantasy. Maybe never. I really enjoyed it - it was clever without being overly complicated. I did wonder at the characters' lack of technology a few times, but that might be a regional culture gap or maybe I've watched too many episodes of The First 48 OR maybe I'm just a skeptic. I know it was published in 2007, but not even the cop has a cell phone? In the end, this was a fun and refreshing escape for me - especially since I've had to read so much middle grade fiction this year. I don't feel compelled to read the next, but I surely will.