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An Easy Death

"The two grigoris stared at me.  I wouldn't say they were horrified.  It would take a lot to horrify these two.  But they were for sure taken aback."
America has been torn apart.  The death of the president Franklin Roosevelt and The Great Depression left the country up for grabs and it was sectioned off, the southwestern section being Texoma, the home of Lizbeth Rose.  At nineteen years old she's confident with what she wants to do in life...carry a gun.  Gunnies, people hired to help safely escort others across the dangerous, bare land of Texoma, are in high demand.  So Lizbeth isn't all that surprised when two grigoris, wizzards from the Holy Russian Empire that lies west of Texoma, come to town looking to hire her.
Paulina Coopersmith and Eli Savarov are on a search for blood.  Blood from the heir of Rasputin that will help heal their ailing tsar.  However, not all residents of the Holy Russian Empire are happy to have the current tsar healed, and Paulina and Eli, along with the help of Lizbeth Rose, find themselves facing more danger than they ever imagined as they journey to Juarez, Mexico to locate a little girl that can help the tsar.
An Easy Death is the first book in a new series by Charlaine Harris.  It's a fun, fast paced, action packed novel that I really enjoyed reading.  It's got a nice western vibe to it, and I love a good western.  I found the characters to be a bit vague, but I have a feeling that more will be revealed in the next book to come.  Lizbeth Rose is a likable, albeit violent, heroine.  She was raised by a single mother who was raped at sixteen and is a strong and fierce woman because of it.  She works in an occupation the is primarily male (professional shooter) and she proves time and time again that she's one of the best.  One of the things I've always loved about Charlaine Harris' books are her lead female characters.  They are strong, but they are believable.  They aren't without flaws and weakness.  And they typically pack a lot of confidence.
All in all this was a fun book to read and I'll be excited when the next one comes out, hopefully sometime this year!   


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