![]() ![]() A person or persons want something possessed either by the predators or by a seemingly weak woman protected by the predators. A sentient predator, or group of predators, provides ample evidence of their capacity for mass slaughter. This is the latest iteration of Bishop’s favorite plot, employed liberally in far too many of her books. Regrettably for their continued survival, they don’t realize just how much the clawed and toothy locals will object to this plan. After her lodger discovers a dead body, Vicki learns the deceased was hired by her slimy ex-husband and a cabal of unscrupulous businessman, who intend to force her to relinquish The Jumble so they can transform it into a ritzy resort. Vicki DeVine is trying to renovate The Jumble, a rural retreat in the Finger Lakes that she received in the settlement from her divorce. ![]() This contemporary fantasy is the first in a series spun off from The Others, set in an alternate world where shape-shifters, vampires, and Elementals control all the natural resources and see most humans as prey. ![]()
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