An Advance Reader Copy of Along Came a Spider by Kate Serine was provided to me through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. It is set for release, August 1, 2013.
When Beatrice 'Trish' Muffet was drawn out of the land of Make Believe and into the Here and Now, her life changed completely. Offered a chance by Nicky Blue to run from the folks who came to collect her to help her transition, she chose to stay, rather than following the man that she knew with one special glance would be important to her forever.
Years later, she works investigating murders of folks from Tales, using her ability to read people with a gaze, she sees what they saw and experienced just before dying.
Now, a series of strange deaths have been happening and it seems that the elusive Dracula may have a hand in it. Even worse, the murders may be crossing over the line from Tale folk to every day human beings which could cause the exposure of everyone from Make Believe.
Nicky Blue who has been tracking Dracula returns in time to save her from certain death and she realizes that he is the renegade 'Spider' who has been serving vigilante justice.
He needs her help now and this is one spider that Little Miss Muffet does not fear.
Along Came a Spider is a telling of the story of two nursery rhyme characters, Little Miss Muffet and Little Boy Blue.
The author has done a wonderful job giving each of the folks a life of their own, making them well-rounded people instead of rhyme stick-figures.
The story has an undercurrent of humor, without sacrificing the dramatic parts of the plot and the romance and passion were nicely balanced and well-written.
I had not read this author's previous books, though they are in a genre that I like, simply because I had not come across them. I will most likely go back and read them now, as this one was quite engaging!
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