Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #189296 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Customer Reviews

Absolutely Brilliant, Well worth a read.....
Joanne Walker has three days to learn to use her shamanic powers and save the world from the unleashed Wild Hunt.

No worries. No pressure. Nevermind the lack of sleep, the perplexing new talent for healing from fatal wounds, or the cryptic, talking coyote who appears in her dreams.

And if all that's not bad enough, in the three years Joanne's been a cop, she's never seen a dead body - but she's just come across her second in three days.

It's been a bitch of a week. And it isn't over yet.

Really well written, C E Murphy kinda of reminds me of Mary J Davidson. A good tale, funny in places and all the excitement you need. Brilliant stuff.

what a ride!
Okay so there is a lot that needs explaining that isn't but go with the flow. Joanna doesn't understand what's happening either- alot of the time she is just reacting to what's happening the best way she knows how and Catie Murphy puts the reader right in the middle of that which makes it immediate, sometimes scary and breathtaking and very funny at times. The way Joanne keeps falling asleep, falling down and generally getting beaten about on a regular basis but still keeps coming back for more is both funny and engaging. The dialogue is snappy and believable even when she's trying to explain (badly) what is happening to her boss and colleagues. Then there's Gary who I suspect in CE Murphy's imagination looks a lot like Sean Connery- he certainly does in mine and of course the interesting Morrison- there is definitely chemistry there even if Joanna doesn't want to acknowledge it. My only criticism would be that everyone around her seems to take what's happening in their stride just a bit too easily. I'm a believer but even I would find it hard to accept a colleague who suddenly starts talking to dead people and ancient Celtic Gods- at least without a lot more evidence than a few(alright a lot)of dead bodies piling up in mysterious circumstances.
I read it in about three days- it's agreat start to what I hope will be a long series of adventures. I'm already on the next one Thunderbird Falls and have already pre ordered the third, Coyote Dreams.
Well worth investing the time to read.

A fun read
I believe this is her first novel, so there may be some areas of the story that are not completely explained, or scenes where you just have to accept what happens, but other than that, she writes a book full of funny moments, dry comments, and characters that really do grow on you.
Basically Joanne Walker has to learn her new powers and save the World from something called the Wild Hunt, she is helped by a dream coyote and a taxi man, plus a few other funny people who we learn about on the way. If you like Weather Warden, this has a slightly similar feel to it, although perhaps not as polished.