Dark Currents
Ratings23
Average rating3.5
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Ratings23
Average rating3.5
The Midwestern resort town of Pemkowet boasts a diverse population: eccentric locals, wealthy summer people, and tourists by the busload—not to mention fairies, sprites, vampires, naiads, ogres, and a whole host of eldritch folk, presided over by Hel, a reclusive Norse goddess.
To Daisy Johanssen, fathered by an incubus and raised by a single mother, it’s home. And as Hel’s enforcer and the designated liaison to the Pemkowet Police Department, it’s up to her to ensure relations between the mundane and eldritch communities run smoothly.
But when a young man from a nearby college drowns—and signs point to eldritch involvement—the town’s booming paranormal tourism trade is at stake. Teamed up with her childhood crush, Officer Cody Fairfax, a sexy werewolf on the down-low, Daisy must solve the crime—and keep a tight rein on the darker side of her nature. For if she’s ever tempted to invoke her demonic birthright, it could accidentally unleash nothing less than Armageddon.
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1 primary bookAgent of Hel is a 1-book series first released in 2012 with contributions by Jacqueline Carey.
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The town of Pemkowet looks like your average summer town. But, it's not. Pemkowet has an underworld. Tourists flock there to catch a glimpse of fairies, naiads, werewolves, vampires, etc. Daisy Johanssen calls Pemkowet home. Part time file clerk for the local police station, Daisy is also Hel's enforcer. That is, the Goddess Hel which presides over the supernatural community. When a college kid drowns, Daisy is called in to work with the police because it may not have been a simple drowning. It may be murder, and not by a human. This book was right up my alley. Lots of magic, I loved the characters, and the town, all of it! I was really glad it had very little romance. Can't wait to read the next one.
Very interesting take on the urban paranormal genre. I liked it.
Really, all you look for in Book One of a series is, do I like this character, this world enough to stick around for awhile? Sure, a good story is needed, but for this kind of book it's really kind of secondary. Carey delivers–great cast, good setting, nifty supernatural system, a dash of fun...an origin story that's not really an origin story. Definitely enough to hook me for more.
