Snow in Her Eyes
Witchward Book 1
Book 2 of Underhill
Sanderley Studios
ASIN B074FPY5FH
This is the twenty-first volume by Sanderson that I have read. I first encountered the works of Cedar several years back in Cracked: An Anthology of Eggsellent Chicken Stories, and after reading her piece there knew I had to track down and read more from her pen. And to date everything I have read has been entertaining and some have just been amazing stories. The description of this volume states:
“Detective Amaya Lombard is a witch hunter and a damn good one. Hated by the magical because she works with cops, feared by cops because she works with magic, she walks a fine line between malice and murder. When an entire family dies in magic and blood, only Amaya can find the truth that lies behind the seemingly senseless mayhem…because even the dead deserve answers.”
This was another amazing read from Sanderson’s masterful pen. It is different than a lot of her other works I have read. The subtitle of the book is ‘A Paranormal Police Procedural’ and it lives up to that in a unique way. Amaya really reminds me of Annie O'Malley by K.T. Galloway, except Annie uses perception and feelings to help the team and Amaya can sense magic and even track or trace it at times. I read a lot of British and Scottish crime novels the likes of the DCI Kett novels from Alex Smith and the DCI Will Blake novels from J.E. Mayhew. And the DCI Jack Logan books by J.D. Kirk. I have also read all the Reacher offerings from the Child brothers, and I can state this novella is right up there. It nails the police force and investigative vibe, but with that extra element.
The characters are incredibly well written. We cannot help but feel for Amaya who appears to be a bridge between 2 worlds or way of seeing the world. She works well with Officer James Starkey but he cannot be partnered with her all the time. Office Ramirez has reservations but is a good cop and will do what he is ordered to do. Captain McCune on the other hand reminds me of Barney Miller. This novella moves at a steady pace. It is an intriguing world Sanderson had created, and this novella leads into a much longer novel. But as of now there are just the two works set in this world.
I have been very impressed with all of Sanderson’s writing that I have read to date, and have very much enjoyed her recently works published under the name of Lilania Begley. A gal trying to get a hard job done, a job no one else could likely do, and one that has alienated her from much of her family. She is just trying to do the right thing and to serve in the force. It is a great novella. I can easily recommend this story and I look forward to the next story in the series.
Books by Cedar Sanderson:
Warp Resonance
The Dwarf's Dryad
One-Eyed Dragon
Memories of the Abyss
Stargazer
Plant Life
Snow Angel
Inktail & Friends: A Coloring Book
The Twisted Breath of God
Voyageur's Cap
Fairy Little Sister
Milkweed
Mindflow
The Groundskeeper Series:
Pixie for Hire Series:
Dragon Noir
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Pixie for Hire: Omnibus Edition
Children of Myth Series:
Vulcan's Kittens
The God’s Wolfling
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The Tanager Series:
Jade Star
Tanager's Fledglings
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Witchward Series:
Possum Creek Massacre
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Illustrated by Cedar:
Something Wicked #15
Jormungandr's Venom (Fenris Unchained Book 3)
Hunted Behavior
A Time To Die
Legion
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Contributed to:
The Hearts' Enchantment
Calexit- The Anthology
Supernatural Streets
Something Wicked Anthology, Vol One
Something Wicked #15
Mythic Delirium Magazine Issue 0.4
The Haunted Library Anthology: Volume 1
But Not Broken - Hope and Healing Book 2
Postcards From Mars - Postcard Stories Book 1
Space Cowboys - Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 4
Space Cowboys 2: Electric Rodeo - Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 5
Twisted Tropes
Steam-Powered Postcards - Postcard Stories Book 2
Space Marines - Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 6
Fanta-Fly Postcards: A Micro-Fiction Collection
Postcards from Foolz: A Micro-Fiction Collection
Falcons of Malta
Space Marines 2 - Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 9
Single Servings of Liberty - Postcard Stories Book 5
Tales From The Occupation: A Fae Wars Book 4
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Books as Lilania Begley:
Slice of Pie
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Sumire Series:
Bluehills Series:
Contributed to as Lilania Begley:
He Was Dead When I got There
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1 comment:
There is another short story with Amaya, Child of Crows, which can be found in the story collection Crow Moon. Thank you for the review!
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