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    Killing Rocks
    Killing Rocks
    Killing Rocks
    Audiobook8 hours

    Killing Rocks

    Written by D.D. Barant

    Narrated by Johanna Parker

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    About this audiobook

    FBI profiler Jace Valchek's ticket home from the twisted parallel universe where she's been called to duty hinges on the capture of serial killer Aristotle Stoker-and an alliance with a sorcerer known as Asher. The problem: Asher has joined forces with some of the most dangerous creatures Jace has ever encountered. The solution: There is none, without Asher's help.Jace's goal seems simple enough-to get her man, like always. But just hours after she arrives in Vegas, she's abducted . . . and she isn't even sure who the real enemy is. Now Jace has to wonder if she's the predator or the prey in a very dangerous game that could change not only her fate, but the world's. Meanwhile, a serial killer is still on the loose. And time has already run out . . .
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateSep 17, 2012
    ISBN9781452679501
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    • 4/5
      Another nice addition to the series. The author again playing within the rules, but right at the edge of the rules of the world that he created. Well worth the read and I will gladly continue this series.
    • 3/5
      3.1-This edition to the series just made me left me so confused. Major characters just did not show enough and when they did there was no explanations. The new character that was there too much in my opinion,was there for ?? I didn't get her part nor like her at all.
      Jace the answer to this worlds woes finds herself jumping to another alternate universe, while it's invading on another ?* it's confusing, i don't think i ever really got it. So, there is this nasty man, the same one Jace needs to get home, he is trying to build his version of reality. In his reality, a lot of being die, which makes these beings unhappy. Then a new ruling class takes over.
      Cassius, the big head honcho vampire, sends her to hunt this evil doer. Then he basically disappears from the story. He reappears at different weird points only to disappear again
      Charlie, Charlie, Charlie, this books really jumps him. Charlie joins the wrong team, or is it the right team ? It's hard to tell, Golems are not treated well at all in this world, at all. He says he's trying to save the humans to make it better. His loyalty is questionable to Jace. Their bonds are tested, and I was disappointed with the results. I really wanted more for this character, the author tip toes slowly to Charlie being more then what he is thought to be, only to stop and go no further. Yes, I am frustrated. This is book 3, maybe I have false hope ?
      I don't know if I am going to continue, this book was so off for me. It's too bad because book 1-2 felt like they were leading to something.
    • 3/5
      Slowed down for me me again, I don't like it when Jace gets swept away by a new magical paradigm, I rather focus on the characters than learn another set of rules (though the author is consistently fantastic at building magical concepts into the plot).
    • 4/5
      Enjoyable. Medium fast read. Starting to get a feel for this universe, find out why Stoker picked her, but not the beginning of his fixation. Turns out all serials are alike after all....
    • 5/5
      Killing Rocks by DD Barant is the third book in The Bloodhound Files, and this is where it all comes together -- it has a fast-paced plot, snappy dialogue, relationships being tested, and great action. Killing Rocks has everything you could ask for and (in my opinion), the best book in the series. If you are not familiar with the series, it is a good, fun, urban fantasy with a twist: monsters (such as vampires, werewolves, and golems) exist in alternative worlds, and the heroine, Jace, is pulled into one of those worlds. Jace has been deliberately brought into the alternate universe because of her skills. She is a serial killer profiler and the alternate universe needs her expertise to solve a case. It is a very well done cross-over of two of my favorite genres (detective/profiler and urban fantasy). The combination makes the story unique and fresh, and the characters make the story captivating. The heroine, Jace, is a complex character; she is somewhat jaded, irreverent, and sarcastic. She lives to work and deals with her stressful job by laughing it off. She doesn't have much of a social life since a very acrimonious & painful split with her boyfriend. She has a hard time adjusting to being uprooted from her universe and dropped into another one, but gets caught up in the case and begins to adapt. She is helped by a vampire colleague Gretchen, a Golem bodyguard Charlie (who is a wonderful character and a perfect balance to Jace), and Azure, an "Astonisher" magician from another universe. The supporting cast are all complex & authentic characters. Jace herself is completely believable, likeable, and fun -- she struck me as a cross between Kate Daniels and Clarice Starling. The world-building is detailed, consistent; the author has created a very interesting world in which I hope to spend more time.In book three, Jace continues to hunt for Aristotle Stoker, a human rights advocate / serial killer who preys on vampires and werewolves. In addition, she is determined to find Asher, a supervillian sorcerer who has the key to returning her home. Unfortunately, this time around there is a Golem uprising, and her right hand man Charlie is caught right in the middle of it. It's beautifully done edge-of-the-seat tension right up until the last page.
    • 4/5
      Another great installment in The Bloodhound Files series! It’s fun and action packed with a fascinating setting and complex, lovable characters. I really like that this book gives us more answers to the ongoing mystery, more character development, and introduces a new player named Azura whose awesomeness rocks my socks off. One of my favorite things about this series is its wacky, offbeat sense of humor that never fails to make me chuckle, and Killing Rocks certainly continues in that vein. Overall, I greatly enjoyed this story and I can’t wait for the fourth book, Better Off Undead, coming October 4, 2011.