Briggs provides plenty of detail about Mercy's complex world.'- Publishers Weekly 'Mercy is not just another cookie-cutter tough-chick urban fantasy heroine she's got a lot of style and substance and an intriguing back-story. Review Quotes 'The preternatural culture of vampire seethes and wolf pack politics is deeply intriguing. But since Mercy is protected from direct reprisal by the werewolf pack (and her close relationship with its sexy Alpha), it won't be Mercy's blood Marsilia is after. Marsilia, the local vampire queen, has learned that Mercy crossed her by slaying a member of her clan-and she's out for blood. This time she may get more than she bargained for. As a shape-shifter with some unusual talents, Mercy's found herself maintaining a tenuous harmony between the human and the not-so-human on more than one occasion. By night, she explores her preternatural side. By day, Mercy Thompson is a car mechanic in the sprawling Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington. It takes a very unusual woman to call it home-and there's no one quite like Mercy Thompson. But since Mercy is protected from direct reprisal by the werewolf pack-and her relationship with its sexy Alpha-it's not Mercy's blood Marsilia is after.īook Synopsis Welcome to Patricia Briggs's world, a place where 'witches, vampires, werewolves, and shape-shifters live beside ordinary people' ( Booklist). About the Book Marsilia, the local vampire queen, has learned that Mercy has crossed her by slaying a member of her clan.

Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs