Who is taking them? As Mercy investigates, she learns of the legend of the Harvester, who travels by less-trodden paths and reaps the souls that are ripe with a great black scythe. Until Wulfe vanished, all of them were powerless loners, many of whom quietly moved to the Tri-Cities in the hope that the safety promised by Mercy and Adam's pack would extend to them as well. And these are not just ordinary people but supernatural beings.

Someone is taking people from locked rooms, from the aisles of stores and even from crowded parties.

So Mercy goes out to find her stalker - and discovers more than just Wulfe have disappeared. The mistress of the vampire seethe informs Mercy that the pack must produce Wulfe to prove their innocence, or the loose alliance between the local vampires and werewolves is over. But when he disappears, the Tri-Cities pack is blamed. Since he's deadly, possibly insane, and his current idea of 'fun' is stalking Mercy, some may see it as no great loss. Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, must face her greatest fears in this chilling entry in the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Royals series. Maggie always thought she was on the good side, humanity's side.'Patricia Briggs never fails to deliver an exciting, magic and fable-filled suspense story' Erin Watt, No. It's not long before she uncovers a shocking secret, linking her to a terrifying enemy who wants Maggie to recall her corrupt past. Praise for the Mercy Thompson series I love these books.Charlaine Harris, 1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs never fails to deliver an exciting, magic- and fable-filled suspense story.Erin Watt, 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Royals series Patricia Briggs is an incredible writer.I love hanging out with the amazing characters in this series. Memories from a forgotten past assail her as she frantically searches for the soul, making her doubt her abilities. But Maggie only has a week before the body inherits an ancestral line of powers that will lock Maggie into the body.forever. It should be a relatively simple fix: find the displaced soul, return to her normal afterlife. But the mission goes awry, and Maggie finds herself stuck inside a human body with no way out. When she accepts an important mission with the Guard, it's an opportunity to show off her skills. But she's more interested in moving up to a coveted position on the elite Guard-the protectors of humanity. Maggie is the best Collector in the After, and she knows it. For this teen reaper, collecting souls is effortless, but when she's forced to play human, it becomes dangerous.

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