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Feminist Mystery Reviews BLUE MOON Reviewed by Harriet Klausner High school teacher and alpha werewolf Richard Zeiman is unable to cope with observing his former lover, zombie raiser and vampire executioner Anita Blake, in the arms of his rival, Jean Claude, master vampire of St. Louis. Richard leaves town to compete his thesis on preternatural biology. However, he selects the wrong town to study the Smokey Mountain troll because no one welcomes him in the area. Instead, the police frame him with the alleged rape of a local girl. When Anita learns that Richard has been incarcerated, she has no doubts of his innocence. She immediately flies to Tennessee to arrange bail. She also ascertains that someone covets the land that the trolls currently inhabit and that individual is willing to exterminate the beings to obtain their desires. Like old times, Richard, Anita, and some of her supernatural pals work together in an effort to discover whom is the person performing the evil deeds in this small Tennessee town. One of the most endearing aspects of a Laurell K. Hamilton novel is that the reader can never guess the direction the story line is going to lead the reader to as the characters can end up in any situation. This is true of BLUE MOON, a first rate work fiction, that has appeal to mystery, fantasy, and horror fans. However, this particular work will appeal to a mainstream audience because it includes a maturing on the heroine's part as she learns that she does not have all of life's answers. It will be easier to believe in vampires and werewolves than wait for the next tale in this terrific series. |
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