Format: Kindle, 264 pages
Release Date: June 13, 2023
Publisher: June 13, 2023
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Lucas Rurik faces unwanted celebrity, ancient
enemies, and dangerous zealots in a thrilling urban-fantasy noir from
the author of the Hellequin Chronicles.
Centuries of
life experience inside and outside the Rift couldn’t prepare former
Raven Guild member and riftborn detective Lucas Rurik for his latest set
of challenges. First, when his capture of a prominent political figure
“trends” on social networks, he finds himself the target of both the
media and the public. Then, Noah Kaya, an Ancient, tracks him down for
help on a job. As a rule, Lucas doesn’t trust the Ancients; they always
seem to have an ulterior motive. But something about this gig just won’t
let Lucas say no.
It seems one of Noah’s close friends
disappeared right after becoming the lead suspect in a murder case. The
problem is the guy in question isn’t the type to knock someone off. Not
to mention a whole lot of rift-walkers have recently gone missing, the
crime scene reeks of pure rift energy, and a deranged killer who Lucas
thought was long deceased might not actually be dead after all.
Soon,
what was originally a simple search for a missing person devolves into a
dangerous game of cat and mouse with an age-old enemy—and it could
bring Lucas face-to-face with Dr. Callie Mitchell, the depraved
scientist he’s been hunting for months . . .
Talon's Wrath, by Steve McHugh, is the third installment in the authors Talon's series. This story picks up 4 months after the ending of Blessed Odds. For Lucas Rurik, the last member of the Raven Guild, and perhaps the last member of the Talon's, notoriety after arresting a member of the British Parliament comes with unwanted problems including new villains, and the hunt for Callie Mitchell, who Lucas has been hunting since The Last Raven believing she was partially responsible Lucas's coven being wiped out.
Callie, who is a murderer, a torturer, and a war criminal, has been experimenting with various formula's trying to find the perfect monster for a plan which may be close to completion with the help of some powerful villains. Then, Noah Kaya, an Ancient, tracks him down for help on a job. As a rule, Lucas doesn’t trust the Ancients; they always seem to have an ulterior motive. But something about this gig just won’t let Lucas say no. It seems one of Noah’s close friends disappeared right after becoming the lead suspect in a murder case.
The problem is the guy in question isn’t the type to knock someone off. Not to mention a whole lot of rift-walkers have recently gone missing, the crime scene reeks of pure rift energy, and a deranged killer who Lucas thought was long deceased might not actually be dead after all. Soon, what was originally a simple search for a missing person devolves into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an age-old enemy—and it could bring Lucas face-to-face with Dr. Callie Mitchell, the depraved scientist he’s been hunting for months.
Is it me, or do villains never die in this world? No, seriously. Callie has been avoiding capture by Lucas and his crew which includes Ravi Gill, head of the RCU, Ji-Hyun, who took charge of the RCU in the United States, Nadia, who is a chained revenant who can see a variety of futures, as well as others like Hiroyuki Matsuno, a Silver Phoenix who works with Noah, and ends up working side by side with Lucas to hunt down not only Callie, but Matthew Pierce who is so dangerous, that he killed a Talon which is hard to do.
I wasn't sure how many books were in this series until I read the last page and saw that the author plans on continuing with this series. As I said, too many loose ends that have not been tied up. Too many mysteries that remain unsolved, including who was responsible for murdering Lucas Raven Coven, and whether or not he plans on reforming the Raven Coven. The action in this book is hot and heavy and nearly non-stop. It takes place on Earth and in the void where we find the Tempest and introduces many new characters who form the ending of this story.
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