URBAN FANTASY REVIEW: Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth

BOOK BLURB:

In a world where the dead can testify against the living, someone is getting away with murder. To every generation a select few souls are born with violet-coloured eyes - and the ability to channel the dead. Both rare and precious, and rigidly controlled by a society that craves their services, these Violets perform a number of different social duties. But now the Violets themselves have become the target of a brutal serial murderer - a murderer who has learned how to mask his or her identity even from the victims. Can FBI agent Dan Atwater, aided by Violet Natalie Lindstrom, uncover the criminal in time? Or will more of Natalie's race be dispatched to the realm that has haunted them all since childhood?


REVIEW:

If you're looking for a book that blends the elements of Urban Fantasy with the cunning tricks of a crime novel, then you really don't have to look any further than Stephen Woodworth's work. Whilst having been published in the US for a few years, Piatkus have brought his talent over the pond to unleash the violet eyed ones amongst us, but what does this book bring?

Well its well written, the principle protagonists compliment each other and above all its the banter between the two that carry this tale. The crimewave that theyre forced to investigate gets the two to face some uncomfortable pieces of their own past with both getting stronger as the tale unwinds. Its a beautiful piece of writing and something that really should move its way up to be enjoyed. Add to the mix a short schedule between this and subsequent books in the series release (the next is out in September, the following in November) and you've got a real treat that could well be worth picking up over the next few months for that Supernatural reader in your life. A cracking Christmas gift or even something special for that holiday trip. Definitely a book to enjoy at your leisure and a series that I think will become a firm favourite in many readers collections. Cracking stuff and hopefully a series that will continue to develop as well as the original concept.