Book #606 – Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

This is the first of the Mercy Thompson series, now with 16 main books and several novellas. The first book was originally published in 2006 and introduces a world where the fae folk are starting to come out hiding, including Mercedes Thompson, a skin-walker coyote. The book introduces the werewolves, vampires, and other beings that habitat the Pacific Northwest. Surprisingly, despite the rather risque cover, the book is almost entirely a mystery that barely even allows swearing from the cast of characters.

While the story follows the mystery behind a death and the attack of a local pack of werewolves, it is mostly set up of all the relevant characters. There’s a lot, but more on that later. If I were to compare it to anything, think the paranormal show “Lost Girl” with a more PG-13 rating.