When a young college student drowns in the river, signs point to more than just a drowning, and the local police chief asks Daisy to help with the investigation. Working for the local police force as a clerk, she also takes on tasks for Hel that have to do with the supernatural community. Daisy's father is a demon, so she's already a half-breed. It's also the hometown to an agent of the Norse goddess Hel, Daisy Johanssen. The Michigan resort town of Pemkowet is a strange place, full of eldritch beings that live side-by-side with normal ("mundane") people: ghouls, werewolves, fairies, nymphs, even vampires. It's a great change-of-pace novel, and one I really enjoyed. The last thing I expected to see from Carey is her latest book, Dark Currents, an urban fantasy that not only moves away from the sex (at least slightly) but is also something I never thought I would hear about a Carey book: funny. They have a reputation for being sexually-charged, gritty novels with sado-masochistic themes and explicit sex. Jacqueline Carey is best known for the Kushiel series of books ( Kushiel’s Dart, etc), which I haven't had the pleasure of reading yet. Many authors have a regular style of writing, and sometimes a reputation for something in their novels that may turn off (or turn on) certain types of readers. Urban fantasy book review: Jacqueline Carey's *Dark Currents: Agent of Hel* ,
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