An Easy Death

De: Charlaine Harris

Narrado por: Eva Kaminsky

Number-one New York Times best-seller Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse mysteries, True Blood, Midnight Crossroad) delivers the first thriller in a new trilogy that presents a chilling alternate history of the US where everyone believes in magic - but no one is sure whether they can trust it.

After the assassination of FDR in the 1930s, the US collapses and is picked off by the UK, Canada, Mexico, and Russia. We find ourselves in the Southwestern states, now known as Texoma. It is here that the gunnie Lizbeth Rose tries to piece out a life, running security on runs from Texoma across the border to Mexico, where work and prospects are stronger.

When two Russian magicians come looking for a man named Alex Karkarov, they hire Lizbeth to find him or his family, but there are problems: The man they're looking for is dead, but he has a daughter they now need to find, as an ever-growing set of sorcerers and gunnies do not want them to succeed. It's a good thing Lizbeth is a deadly gunfighter; too bad she hates sorcerers, even the ones on whom she has to learn to rely.

Number-one New York Times best-seller Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse mysteries, True Blood, Midnight Crossroad) returns to fantasy in a taut thriller set in a US where magic is an acknowledged truth, but disreputable.

©2018 Charlaine Harris, Inc. (P)2018 Recorded Books

Another Charlaine Harris Winner

Excellent character development.
Excellent environmental development.
Great story.
What's not to like?
Grab it and immerse yourself in the alternate America.

Gunnie Rose is my new hero!

I loved the beginning of this new series! The only downside is having to wait for the next book. The narrator is very talented and the story is entertaining. I’m ready for Gunnie Rose’s next adventure!

Very Interesting Idea

I think the setting of alternative America is simply genius. It is interesting and believable at the same time. Indeed what the United States would look like if Indians defeated the Europeans? If it lost the war with Mexico? If tzar Nicholas II and his family would escape the communists?
Even though I craved more character descriptions and some elaboration on the plot, I enjoyed this read.

A different sort of fantasy

Enjoyed this wild rewrite of historical events and the evolution of a new tough-as-nails heroine. If you liked the Dark Alchemy series (Laura Bickle) you'll like this book too.

More books please

loved this, it was an interesting story with good narration. There's one spot where it felt like the story shifted and the tone / writing style changed... but it's more of an observation. Overall I enjoyed the narrator's tone it felt like it fit the main character. The concept was interesting and story flowed at a nice pace.
I listen to audiobooks while working and walking and can say if you're a binge listener and looking for a new series give this one a shot. It's a good standalone as well if you don't want another book.