Amateur Assassin

"I just finished Amateur Assassin: A WolfLady Mystery Novella by Sue Denver, and it was a lot of fun. This novella is a fast read with strong prose, and a plot that moves briskly along — all positives which made it so enjoyable.  

The main character, Sara Flores is, well, a werewolf. I liked the fact that this very important piece of information about Sara was stated right at the beginning of the story. There’s no puzzling about whether this is actually a possible condition, or whether it’s a believable situation. Instead, it’s just who Sara is and what she does. That is one of the things that I liked about Amateur Assassin — the up-front nature that the book takes with the main character and the circumstances of her adventure.

And because Sara is a werewolf, her senses are more finely tuned than the average human, which is an integral aspect of the story. Her enhanced olfactory abilities compel her to follow a woman (who she dubs Mystery Woman), which in turn leads Sara to a grisly murder scene. Mystery Woman, who is gravely wounded, entrusts the future of the world to Sara. She has foisted an almost impossible ethical dilemma on Sara — should someone die in the present for their future transgressions? That type of earth-changing dilemma.

If you’re the type of reader who, like me, is willing to accept the unusual and quirky in a book, this will be an enjoyable read for you. If you like a story that moves along at a good clip, you’ll enjoy this book. And if you like strong, decisive characters, then you will enjoy Amateur Assassin. Read it! It’s fun!

REVIEWED BY Tess Quinn, Discovery