cover image The Darkest Kiss

The Darkest Kiss

Keri Arthur, . . Dell, $6.99 (356pp) ISBN 978-0-553-59114-9

Vampire hunter Riley Jenson (Embraced by Darkness ) returns to take on two serial killers: one kills high society women and the men in their lives; the other is kills seemingly unrelated people, gruesomely. Riley has her own problems: she can't sense the spirits of the dead at the murder scenes, and she's nursing a broken heart. The more investigating Riley does, the more she realizes that her brother's lover may be in danger, and the reappearance of Quinn O'Connor, a vampire that she loved and lost, complicates matters further. The paranormal Australia that Arthur concocts works perfectly, and the plot speeds along at a breakneck pace. Riley fans won't be disappointed. (May)