Review: Quentin Black: Rise of the Seers (Quentin Black Mystery Series #7-9) by J.C. Andrijeski 5 of 5 stars

Quentin Black: Rise of the Seers (Quentin Black Mystery Series #7-9): A Fated Mates Paranormal Mystery Romance by J.C. Andrijeski
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A great value boxset containing three great books in the Quentin Black series:

BLACK TO DUST (Quentin Black Mystery #7) - 5*
Black is in the New Mexico desert to meet an old war friend who needs help solving the spate of murders and kidnappings affecting the reservation. But what at first seemed to be cut and dried soon turns into something much bigger which is being orchestrated by a banished shaman. So Black's plan to distract himself from his marriage problems is now some of his worst fears from his past. In order to crack what is going on, he needs to persuade Miri to come out and join him, but then when she arrives it all starts going out of control faster and faster. Can they stop what is happening or will they be torn apart forever?

The story starts slow with Black being particularly miserable because of his brave attempt to give Miri the space to think about things, but it soon became more and more dramatic as events developed. I loved the way it involved people from all generations and that it tied it to his old friends as well as some new players that I expect to see more of later in the series. I loved the linkage with the Bridge and Sword books and how it was all fitting nicely together like a jigsaw puzzle. It was well written and I could definitely feel and empathise with the thoughts and emotions of the characters. Looking forward to the next book in the series now.

IN BLACK WE TRUST (Quentin Black Mystery #8) - 5*
Quentin Black is a psychic detective and together with his wife Miri they find themselves on the run from all the US government departments he used to work with as a coup is underway. So they are forced to flee the country as they try to work out who is behind this coup and make deals with their own enemy - vampires. When they return to Washington DC and the centre of the conspiracy Black starts to realise that he somehow needs to stop the architect from repeating history in a really bad way. Can Black do anything to fix things?

Wow - this story was just full of intrigue, drama, action and passion. I loved the way this book pulled together so many elements that anyone who has read the Bridge and Sword World by the same author will recognise some characters, some mannerisms and some parts of the story (although reading it is NOT a prerequisite). The person behind the coup and their aims were a complete surprise that I didn't quite pick up, and it left a lot of questions that I'll need to wait for the next book in this series to tell me answers to. Well written and packed with twists and turns, this was a really enjoyable read.

BLACK THE SUN (Quentin Black Mystery #9) - 5*
Black and Miri are on the island of Koh Mangaan which is half a national park and half his personal resort/retreat and more recently a refugee centre for those seers running from Lucky Lucifer (Miri's Uncle Charles). Two Japanese tourists go missing and the park rangers come to black asking for help to find them as they fear they have been taken by the Nachtsonne (Night Sun) who have lived on the island for decades in the mountains. Black and Miri are busy and so send Nick, Angel, Cowboy, Dex and Jem to search for them and they go missing. Still busy Black will send the least likely person in to help retrieve them - the question is will they get there in time and what will be the cost of this help?

OMG - this both finally gave me something that has needed to be completed for some time, whilst suddenly opening all sorts of new questions that I now need to have answered. It was full of twists, turns, drama, tenderness and new mysteries. I loved the setting for this book which was described in great detail so I could feel it and imagine I was there. During parts of it, I definitely wanted to hug and comfort some of the characters and just hope in the next instalment they make a full recovery. You can read this stand-alone but it is better if you have read the previous books. Either way definitely a recommended read.

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