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Author: Laura Resnick | Website
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Disappearing Nightly
The first book in the magical Esther Diamond mystery series... When mysterious mystical disappearances disrupt her career, struggling actress Esther Diamond teams up with Maximillian Zadok, an eccentric elderly wizard whose day job is protecting the Big Apple from Evil. Meanwhile, the sexy NYPD detective investigating the disappearances fears that Esther and Max may be a bigger problem than the vanishing performers.
Vamparazzi
Playing a scantily clad vampire victim in an off-Broadway play, struggling actress Esther Diamond now may be the target of someone who claims to be a genuine bloodsucker...
Reviewer: Kittybooboo13
Review: Nov 21, 2011
Genre(s): Fantasy, Vampires
This is a great book. I've never read any books by L. R., but I've got the list for her other books, so I'm going to give it a whirl after Thanksgiving! It was very descriptive, had some fun moments, a complete lack of reverence for vampires and the cults they spawn, and an in depth look at the actors who cultivate/portray vampire personas. I loved the "city below the city" look (reminds me of the Underground
The Purifying Fire
Award-winning author Laura Resnick brings readers into the adventures of Chandra Nalaar, a young and impulsive mage on a collision course with destiny.
The novel that begins the story of Chandra Nalaar, the impulsive young fire mage whose exploration of the multiverse and the extent of her own volatile power draws the attention of an ancient faith that sees her as a herald of the apocalypse. Will she control her own destiny, or suffer the will of others?
Reviewer: Eugene Nelson Jr
Review: Nov 24, 2010
Laura Resnick really made me feel the characters in this book. I was mad at them, while feeling their pain. The main character, Chandra was a real mess. Her anger ran unchecked throughout most of the book, which caused her much trouble. Being a Fire Mage is what made it hard for her to control her anger. Laura illustrated this perfectly, but some of Chandra's actions were very confusing. The book itself was w
Doppelgangster
A struggling actress, a 350-year-old mage whose day job is protecting New York City from Evil, a skeptical cop... and double the number of wiseguys that there should be....
Reviewer: BookNerdExtraordinaire
Review: Feb 21, 2010
Genre(s): Urban Fantasy, Sci-Fi / Fantasy
An out of work actress, an eclectic mage, a cop and add some mafia hitmen who have had doppelganger's created of them and you have "Doppelgangster", a witty, suspenseful addition to the Urban Fantasy genre.
Esther's latest show has ended and as she is waiting to find another job, she takes a position as a singing waitress at Bella Stella's, a mafia hang out. While on the job, she encou
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