Vendetta is the second novel in the series of Deadly Curiosities novels by Gail Z. Martin (although there are also a number of standalone short stories and novellas in the series). The novels are set in a Charlotte, North Carolina, shop called Trifles & Folly, which seems like an ordinary antique store but is actually a front for a shadowy Alliance dedicated to keeping dangerous magical and supernatural items away from mortals. The novels read like well-written “cozy” mysteries at times, and at other times they explode into action and even horror. Gail Z. Martin knows how to tell a good story and how to build a rapport between her characters and the reader. Vendetta is even better than Deadly Curiosities, the first novel in the series. Highly recommended.