As Denver adjusts to a new master vampire, Kitty gets word of an intruder in the Denver werewolf pack’s territory, and she investigates the challenge to her authority. She follows the scent of the lycanthrope through the mountains where she is lured into a trap, tranquilized, and captured. When she wakes up, she finds herself in a defunct silver mine: the perfect cage for a werewolf. Her captors are a mysterious cult seeking to induct Kitty into their ranks in a ritual they hope will put an end to Dux Bellorum. Though skeptical of their power, even Kitty finds herself struggling to resist joining their cause. Whatever she decides, they expect Kitty to join them in their plot . . . willingly or otherwise.
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From BooklistIn the twelfth installment in Vaughan’s series, her hero, Kitty Neville, radio talk-show host and coleader of the Denver werewolf pack, is hoping to get a lot of work done on a book she is writing while her husband is away on business. When she goes to investigate the evidence of a strange lycanthrope in the pack’s territory, however, she is shot with a tranquilizer dart and kidnapped. When she awakes, she finds herself in an abandoned silver mine, the captive of a werewolf, a werelion, a vampire, and a wizard. Her captors believe she can help them put an end to Roman, Kitty’s foe in the “long game” who has been responsible for the deaths of people important to her. The oppressive dark and claustrophobic feel of the mine echoes what is going on in the mind of the imprisoned Kitty. Fans of Vaughn’s series will devour this and be ready for more. --Diana Tixier Herald
Review“With the Kitty series, Vaughn has demonstrated a knack for believable characters (even if they are werewolves) and mile-a-minute plotting.”
—Sunday Camera (Boulder, CO)
“Vaughn’s a skilled writer, and has provided a well-paced, breezy outing. . . . An entertaining action story.”
—Realms of Fantasy, on Kitty's Big Trouble
“The only urban fantasy world where I want to read every book of the series.”
—The Denver Post
“[Vaughn] manages to combine outright thrills with an offbeat sense of humor and then mesh it with Kitty’s dogged determination. The result—entertainment exemplified!”
—Romantic Times Book Reviews, 4 1/2 stars, on *Kitty's Big Trouble
“Vaughn’s trademark sense of humor continues to distinguish this urban fantasy series, and the seamless integration of a variety of paranormal creatures (including vampires, werewolves, and shape-shifters) in the everyday world is entertaining.”
—Library Journal on Kitty's Greatest Hits*