Patricia Briggs has reached perfection* in this #1 New York Times bestseller as Mercy Thompson
faces a shapeshifter's biggest fear... Mercy's life has undergone a seismic change. Becoming
the mate of Alpha werewolf Adam Hauptman has made her a stepmother to his daughter Jesse a
relationship that brings moments of blissful normalcy to Mercy's life. But on the edges of
humanity what passes for a minor mishap on an ordinary day can turn into so much more... After
a traffic accident in bumper-to-bumper traffic Mercy and Jesse can't reach Adam-or anyone else
in the pack. They've all been abducted. Mercy fears Adam's disappearance may be related to the
political battle the werewolves have been fighting to gain acceptance from the public-and that
he and the pack are in serious danger. Outmatched and on her own Mercy may be forced to seek
assistance from any ally she can get no matter how unlikely. *The Nocturnal Library
