Readers Advisory

Dark Currents by Jacqueline Carey is an urban fantasy set in the small town of Pemkowet, Michigan where the line between the mortal & paranormal realms runs thin.  Daisy Johanssen, half-demon & half-human, works part-time for the local police department as a file clerk while serving as an agent of Hel, the goddess that controls the paranormal realm.  When a college student is found dead in the river, Daisy must partner with Officer Cody Fairfax, a police investigator & a werewolf, to investigate the death.  Because there is a seamier aspect that begins to develop in the middle of the book, what appeared to be almost a young adult story, turned into a more mature themed novel.  Daisy sometimes gets stuck in revisiting her high school days but readers may identify with her struggles to control her demonish traits and her need to fit in with the humans she lives and works with.

Readalikes

Juliet Blackwell-A Cast-Off Coven; Lily Ivory, witch & vintage clothing store owner, gets involved with a case of paranormal activity in San Francisco.

 Christopher Golden -The Myth Hunters; Oliver Bascombe, the main character, is thrust into a strange world when Jack Frost crashes into his house, begging for assistance.

Darynda Jones -  First Grave on the Right; the main character is a private investigator and the Grim Reaper

Kat Richardson- Greywalker; the main character is a private investigator and also a Greywalker who can cross between the human & paranormal realms