title: Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, Book 3)
author:  Patricia Briggs 
description: Shape-shifter Mercy Thompson has a complex life, juggling two werewolf lovers and a job working for a fae mechanic; things get even more hectic when her boss and mentor is arrested for killing a citizen of the fae reservation. As the fae seem content to let him rot, Thompson takes it on herself to clear her friend's name, beginning a lone-wolf investigation that may cost her life. Briggs's third novel featuring Thompson (after <I>Blood Bound</I>) is another top-notch paranormal mystery; her well-balanced contemporary world, where humans live uneasily among werewolves and fae, is still a believably lived-in world; the ever-present threat of government legislation against nonhumans (though familiar to <I>X-Men</I> fans) adds weight to her paranormal elements, and thoughtfully researched mythology adds rich detail. Thompson is a sharp, strong heroine and her lycanthropic love triangle is honest and steamy. Briggs never shies from difficult material, and she moves effortlessly from werewolf pack psychology to human legal proceedings, making this a tense, nimble, crowd-pleasing page-turner. <I>(Jan.)</I> <BR>Copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  p a t r i c i a b r i g g s
  
  
  **ACE BOOKS, NEW YORK**
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  **“The third book in an increasingly excellent series, _Iron_**
  
  
  _**Kissed**_ **has all the elements I’ve come to expect in a Patricia**
  **Briggs novel: sharp, perceptive characterization; nonstop** **action; and a
  levelheaded attention to detail and location. I** **love these books.”**
  
  
  **—Charlaine Harris,**
  
  
  _**New York Times**_ **bestselling author of _All Together Dead_**
  
  
  _Praise for_
  
  
  Blood Bound
  
  
  “Once again, Briggs has written a full-bore action adventure with heart . . .
  Be prepared to read [it] in one sitting because once you get going, there is
  no good place to stop until tomorrow.”
  
  
  _—SFRevu_
  
  
  “Plenty of action and intriguing characters keep this fun.
  
  
  In the increasingly crowded field of kick-ass supernatural heroines, Mercy
  stands out as one of the best.”
  
  
  _—Locus_
  
  
  “Briggs’s world, in which witches, vampires, werewolves, and shapeshifters
  live beside ordinary people, is plausibly cons