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Night Life (The Nocturne City Novels Book 1) Kindle Edition

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“A book that seamlessly blends a police procedural with a paranormal”—first in the addictive Nocturne City series from a talented voice in dark fantasy (Night Owl Reviews).

Welcome to Nocturne City, where werewolves, black magicians, and witches prowl the streets at night . . .

Among them is Luna Wilder, a tough-as-nails police officer whose job is to keep the peace. As an Insoli werewolf, Luna travels without a pack and must rely on instinct alone. And she’s just been assigned to find the ruthless killer behind a string of ritualistic murders—a killer with ties to an escaped demon found only in legend . . . until now.

But when she investigates prime suspect Dmitri Sandovsky, she can’t resist his wolfish charms. Pack leader of a dangerous clan of Redbacks, Dmitri sends her animal instincts into overdrive and threatens her fiercely-guarded independence. But Luna and Dmitri will need to rely on each other as they’re plunged into an ancient demon underworld and pitted against an expert black magician with the power to enslave them for eternity . . .

“I loved the mystery and the smart, gutsy heroine.” —Karen Chance, New York Times–bestselling author

“Don’t go to bed with this book—it will keep you up all night. It’s that good.” —Lilith Saintcrow, New York Times–bestselling author

“A tense, gritty urban fantasy that grips the audience from the onset.” —The Mystery Gazette

“Luna is tough, smart, and fierce, hiding a conflicted and insecure nature behind her drive for justice and independence, without falling into cliché. It’s also just a lot of fun to read.” —Kat Richardson, national bestselling author

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Dark and cutting edge" —Romantic Times

“I loved the mystery and the smart, gutsy heroine.—Karen Chance, New York Times bestselling author of Claimed by Shadow

“Don’t go to bed with this book—it will keep you up all night. It’s that good.”—Lilith Saintcrow, national bestselling author of Working for the Devil

“Luna is tough, smart, and fierce, hiding a conflicted and insecure nature behind her drive for justice and independence, without falling into cliché. It's also just a lot of fun to read.” --Kat Richardson

“Fast-paced, sexy and witty with many more interesting characters than I have time to mention. I'm looking forward to reading more stories in the exciting Nocturne City series.” --Fresh Fiction

“Wow, I am still thinking about this book. The last time I reacted to a book this way, it was the first Mercy Thompson book by Patricia Briggs. If you are looking for a book that seamlessly blends a police procedural with a paranormal, go out and get this book” --Night Owl Reviews

“A tense, gritty urban fantasy that grips the audience from the onset.” --The Mystery Gazette

“Night Life dives right into the action, and carried me along for the ride…If the following books are written with the same care and interest as Night Life, they will be a welcome addition to this fantasy genre.” --Arm Chair Interviews

From the Back Cover

The first book a thrilling, addictive new series by a talented new voice in dark fantasy. Welcome to Nocturne City, where werewolves, black magicians, and witches prowl the streets at night

Among them is Luna Wilder, a tough-as-nails police officer whose job is to keep the peace. As an Insoli werewolf, Luna travels without a pack and must rely on instinct alone. And she's just been assigned to find the ruthless killer behind a string of ritualistic murders―a killer with ties to an escaped demon found only in legend…until now.

But when she investigates prime suspect Dmitri Sandovsky, she can't resist his wolfish charms. Pack leader of a dangerous clan of Redbacks, Dimitri sends her animal instincts into overdrive and threatens her fiercely-guarded independence. But Luna and Dimiri will need to rely on each other as they're plunged into an ancient demon underworld and pitted against an expert black magician with the power to enslave them for eternity…

"I loved the mystery and the smart, gutsy heroine."―Karen Chance, New York Times bestselling author of Claimed by Shadow

"Don't go to bed with this book―it will keep you up all night. It's that good."―Lilith Saintcrow, national bestselling author of Working for the Devil
"Dark and cutting edge" ―Romantic Times

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0011UGMBE
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Paperbacks (March 4, 2008)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 4, 2008
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3542 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 351 pages
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Caitlin Kittredge lives in Washington and is the proud owner of an English degree, two cats, a morbid imagination, a taste for black clothing, punk rock, and comic books. Visit her at www.caitlinkittredge.com

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Customers find the book suspenseful and exciting. They describe it as a good read with some humor. The writing quality is described as descriptive and tight. However, some customers feel the plots are uneven and the character development is disappointing.

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7 customers mention "Suspenseful"5 positive2 negative

Customers enjoy the book's suspenseful and exciting story. They find it dark, funny, spooky, and engaging. The book holds their interest throughout with its intriguing plot and supernatural elements like werewolves and demons.

"...crackles--he is extremely appealing--and the book is dark and funny, spooky and exciting, sexy and scary all at once...." Read more

"...Other than that, I really liked the book. It grabed my interest and held it the entire time. I am looking forward to the next book." Read more

"...this review will be very helpful, but if you like action, an okay mystery/murder, and werewolves you could be entertained for a few hours." Read more

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5 customers mention "Readability"5 positive0 negative

Customers find the book readable and engaging. They say it's a good start to the series.

"This is a decent book but I'm wondering if it was one of Kittredge's early works or even first work...." Read more

"Good beginning to this series" Read more

"...Overall an Ok read and I will checkout the follow on." Read more

"...Other than that, I really liked the book. It grabed my interest and held it the entire time. I am looking forward to the next book." Read more

3 customers mention "Humor"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the humor and different take on werewolves.

"...the hero crackles--he is extremely appealing--and the book is dark and funny, spooky and exciting, sexy and scary all at once...." Read more

"...Some humor helps as does the slightly different take on were wolves. Overall an Ok read and I will checkout the follow on." Read more

"...It was a good read, funny and dark, but it just didn't convince me......" Read more

3 customers mention "Writing quality"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the writing quality. They find it descriptive and paint a vivid picture. While the building is mediocre, the action is tightly written.

"...The world building is so-so, but the action is tightly written and that's enough to make up for its shortcomings elsewhere...." Read more

"...The main plot is something of a clieche but the author pulls that off well...." Read more

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Customers dislike the character development. They say the plots are uneven and the character development is overall disappointing.

"...It's a bit predictable and the main character's development confused me...." Read more

"...Her character tends towards nasty (well se is a were wolf) and isn't really sympathetic. Especially her relation with Dmitri...." Read more

"...-building was one of the best I've read but it felt like the characters weren't 'alive'...." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2008
    Wow! After reading Kittredge's short story in the "My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon" book, I was really looking forward to this novel, and it did not disappoint. In a genre where so many first-person heroines are similar, Kittredge's Luna Wilder really stands out, as much for her weaknesses and insecurities as for her strengths.
    I don't want to give away any spoilers, but suffice it to say the chemistry between Luna and the hero crackles--he is extremely appealing--and the book is dark and funny, spooky and exciting, sexy and scary all at once. I started reading at 8 pm and didn't put it down until I'd finished, well past my bedtime.

    Caitlin Kittredge is a major new voice in urban fantasy. Don't miss her debut novel.

    (By the way, my husband, whose account this is, insists I make clear it isn't him talking about how sexy the hero is, it's me. Just so you know.)
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2008
    I'd prefer to give 3 1/2 stars, but I'm feeling generous and rounding up since it's the first novel in a series, and often, authors take a little bit to get into the groove of their main protagonist. I'm sincerely hoping this is the case.

    Luna is a cop fighting her werewolf nature, and while she's labeled tough-as-nails, that description tends to mean aggressive, angry, and flippant in this story. Not that that's a bad thing, but in this case, it made it difficult to garner a lot of sympathy for her. It took me awhile to slog through the first third of the story because of it. Once the mystery and action took off, I did much better and is likely the reason I enjoyed the story as much as I did.

    I'll also freely admit that I really liked Dmitri much more than Luna. The author has created a bad boy hero, who - oh my god - does bad things! He is not a nice man. He's the leader of his pack of biker werewolves, and he's both dealt drugs and pimped. He's snide and smirky, and by all accounts should annoy me, but I found his troubles, his pain, far more interesting and engaging than Luna's.

    The world building is so-so, but the action is tightly written and that's enough to make up for its shortcomings elsewhere. I'm definitely picking up the sequel when it comes out in August. I think there's enough promise there - and Dmitri - to keep going with the series.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2014
    This is a decent book but I'm wondering if it was one of Kittredge's early works or even first work. It's a bit predictable and the main character's development confused me. Her actions were really outrageous and often stupid but the reason for this was not shown clearly enough. I've read some of Kittredge's two other series; one based in London and the other a steampunk YA series. The London series first book was a 4 star the steampunk series a five. So I'm hoping this series gets better. I'll give the follow up books a try.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2015
    Detective Wilder has her hands full protecting the City of Nocturne. Being a werewolf without a pack makes it that much harder.
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2014
    Good beginning to this series
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2009
    The protagonist is a police detective which leads me to believe that at least one of the featured reviewers never read the book. Her character tends towards nasty (well se is a were wolf) and isn't really sympathetic. Especially her relation with Dmitri.

    As for the firing and suspension that may work for a small town department but in a large department personnel and Internal Affairs would be all over it like white on rice. I realize this is a fantasy but if you need reality to intrude it needs to do so in a believable manner. Perocadan (Oxycodone and aspirin) is a powerful analgesic and is used in Guided Anesthesia a big dose and you might not notice your finger getting cut off. It has been replaced for postoperative with formulations using acetaminophen or the very similar Hydrocodone with acetaminophen (Vikaden) as they don't contribute to bleeding as does aspirin. Diazepam is Valium which is an anticonvulsant, hypnotic, sedative, skeletal muscle relaxant occasionally used for small animal sezures as well as pre operative tension reduction. Both are tightly controled Valium less than Peroset et al. Neither would be something I would consider if I were going to incapacitate someone prior to tourture. Mabye Ketamine (loosely controlled large animal tranqulizer) AKA K-hole, Special K, which induces halicinations and sometimes the illusion of pain.

    The main plot is something of a clieche but the author pulls that off well. The sub plots are uneven though and character development is overall a little disappointing. Some humor helps as does the slightly different take on were wolves.

    Overall an Ok read and I will checkout the follow on.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2008
    So, I really liked this book. I read it in about a day. For me it was a page turner. The only thing I didnt like was the way they described Dimitri. I imagined him to be dirty and at one time he was a pimp! I am suppose to despise him and then want her to be with him. Sorry, I just cant seem to warm up to a pimp - regardless of whether he is reformed.

    Other than that, I really liked the book. It grabed my interest and held it the entire time. I am looking forward to the next book.

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  • Cathie werewolf j.f.☆
    5.0 out of 5 stars waffling werewolf believer utterly n beyond. ..'
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2017
    wowee after picking up book second skin from the library donations table. my newest obsession started when i only got online ere n sussed out how to get book 1,2,4,5.coz ive worn out pages in 3 .. sorry for goin on n on but ive taken to looking for full moon coz she has convinced me to get on the search for weres .. yeah btw they are real person wolf n i have some sleep deprived looking at roads n telling my grandaugher "Chibz" that truthfully only out to find fairies. .I'm totally known they're real hard to find but il keep eyes open for em all. .no doubt il be txtn back so see my name skip or delete or block coz ino how much i can get on the last nerve waffling on n on some more 😨
  • mel7885
    1.0 out of 5 stars un essai manqué
    Reviewed in France on October 11, 2010
    NIGHT LIFE est le premier d'une série surfant sur la vague SF post-twilight, nous suivons donc les aventures de la détective de police Luna Wilder, une jeune femme qui cache sa condition de loup-garou à ces supérieurs dans un monde peuplé de créature magique.

    Pour résumer l'histoire, une série de meurtre sanglant commis sur des stripteaseuses amène Luna Wilder,Loup garou solitaire à rencontrer Dmitri Sandovsky, bad boy par excellence, compagnon d'une des victimes, Alpha de sa meute et suspect principal. Bien entendu, Luna ne peut s'empêcher de le trouver à son goût et aide Dmitri. Plongé dans le monde des sorcières, puis dans les bas fond de la ville, le duo tente de suivre la trace d'un suspect. S'en suit une enquête ponctuée de cadavres, finalement résolu dans les 5 dernières pages du roman après un twist final peu crédible et pour la lectrice que je suis la sensation amère d'avoir perdu mon temps.

    L'univers de Luna très sombre aurait pu être un atout, mais il n'est que très peu exploité. Peut être est-ce alors l'omniprésence de Luna personnage plat caractérisé par sa colère qui cache tout l'univers du livre. on ne voit plus qu'elle. De plus, on sait d'elle que ce qui est matraqué sans cesse durant l'histoire : son passé fait de rejet car elle est la seule de sa famille à ne pas avoir le don de la magie (oui on avait compris que c'était le mouton noir de la famille, pas la peine de nous le rappeler dès que l'on voit sa cousine qui vit avec elle), son attaque par son petit amis et finalement son attirance pour Dmitri.

    On a tendance du coup a ne retenir que les éléments de second plan pour ce roman, l'histoire un peu caricaturale de la femme forte qui rencontre le bad-boy-pas-si-mauvais-que-ça qui va la sauver d'elle-même et accessoirement du tueur. bref ne parlons même pas de la scène de sex, pas vraiment sexy et qui intervient quelques jours après la mort de la compagne de Sandovsky.

    L'histoire avait un fort potentiel mais les indices, anecdotes, réponses que j'attendais ne viennent jamais ou très tard dans le roman, la résolution est artificielle et la conclusion loin d'être satisfaisante. A vouloir sans doute retenir des éléments de réponse pour la suite de la série, l'auteur n'a fait que créer de la confusion voire parfois un sentiment de travail bâclé.

    Dommage ...
  • Mia
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not really new, but quite ok - 3,5 points rounded up to 4
    Reviewed in Germany on June 30, 2008
    Reminds me a bit too much of Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan series and is not as good as the latter - but it's good written, full of suspense, and the love story is not dominating the whole story so it was a nice easy reading.

    I, too, wonder about the names - a mostly grumpy were cop called Luna, a little-miss-sunshine-witch named Sunflower (Sunny), the setting is in Nocturne City, and so on, that are too many stereotypes for my taste. But if you connive at this, you can quite enjoy the story.
  • ANTHONY HAZZLEDINE
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2018
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  • DebB
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad - it certainly holds the interest and reads well...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2009
    I came to this by way of an Amazon recommendation, and am glad I did.
    True there are times when you want to slap her for being so stooopid, and the hero changes rather fast from drunken nasty to romantic hero. I liked the work politics, the uncertainty over who was the baddie, and the twist towards the end over whether the apparent really bad baddie was so very bad after all.
    The were society needs more explaining (reviews suggest this comes in the next book in the series) and why oh why was Luna, the lowest of the low in were society, able to pull an Alpha stunt on a threatening male??? It happens, nobody comments on it, she doesn't wonder why - it's not referred to again, which is annoying.
    One small point, the author refers to the characters were sides as separate entities - "the were let go and raked her nails... I slammed the porcelain hard." and at first I wondered who this other character was and where they'd come from. Once I'd got that sorted was okay! Also on one or two occasions it wasn't immediately clear whether the word w-e-r-e meant were(wolf) or (we) were (happy) - maybe I read too fast, but I certainly had to pause and consider on at least one occasion.
    The action is fast, there's one well written and quite hot sex scene, Luna's family are set up in an interestingly vague way and there is clearly more to be revealed about them, and Luna, and werewolf society, and Dmitri... I will buy the next one.

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