The Medusa Files, Case 1: Written in Stone

I understand that it was done to keep people interested in reading the next books, but there was so little background information about almost everything in the book that it took away from wanting to know more and read the next books.

If this is the way the first book reads, then it follows that there won't be a lot of background information in any of the books to keep people coming back. I really don't like when authors offer too little background, there is a delicate balance for giving interesting information and then not giving enough to keep people intrigued.

This author hasn't found that balance but hopefully will in the next couple of books. Sep 15, J. Deputy Marshal Morgan Jacobs thinks she's going crazy. She was attacked in an alley and stabbed in the chest. But then it felt as if her eyes caught on fire. The mugger turned to stone, falling apart and crashing bit by anatomical bit to the pavement.

He turned into a frigging statue and fell apart. So when she's released from the hospital, she locks herself in her apartment, doesn't talk to her friends, orders groceries online for delivery, and spends the next four months trying to figure o U. So when she's released from the hospital, she locks herself in her apartment, doesn't talk to her friends, orders groceries online for delivery, and spends the next four months trying to figure out what happened.

But one night when she sneaks downstairs for her mail, she's approached by a law enforcement-type hunk who asks for her help on a case, some impossible man-monster combination smashes through the building's doors, and Morgan is suddenly fighting for her life against a new reality that's determined to kill her. This is the first installment in a series of novellas, each complete in themselves but best read as a group.

Normally I wouldn't start such a series serious cheapskate here but there's a reason I'm already hooked on this one. See, I'm becoming addicted to writers who've mastered the art of deep point of view PoV and I'm finding I miss it now when reading a book that's lacking this one feature. And yes, that lack does lessen my interest, even if the book in question is otherwise excellent and cheap or free.

Long story short, the reader will not have that problem with author C. This is her second book, and in both her plotlines engage, there's always something going on no sagging middles , the dialogue is crisp, and her characters and PoV are very deep. Her first book had multiple PoVs, giving the reader access to the thoughts and feelings of several characters; this novella has one, but it's so deep, readers experience the action as it happens. As that character is a strong but vulnerable woman whose reality just got turned upside down, the book fascinated me from the first paragraph.

Best yet is the way Black makes paranormal seem real and possible, not an easy combination. Especially difficult is the ordinary heroine suddenly dropped into it; the reactions of a real person to an impossible event can be frustratingly difficult to capture. Black has done it twice now, and I can't wait to see what she writes next.

Very good considering the length. I thought there were still plenty of issues still unresolved at the end. I know there are 2 more in this series around pages each in length that I hope tie up the lose ends. This would have been so much better IMO as a full length novel. The concept is a good one.

The Medusa Files Case 1: Written in Stone

Think similar to Grimm TV show. Many supernaturals Kin living among us and we are none the wiser. Morgan is a bounty hunter who comes into her power the night she is attacked and defends he Very good considering the length. Morgan is a bounty hunter who comes into her power the night she is attacked and defends herself.

She finds out she is a Gorgon like Medusa. Bought the next 2. I also want to know how everyone knows she's the only gorgon left and why the author doesn't explore that topic in the first book because if he did it would of explained a lot of things concerning Morgan. From its explosive opening to its ending this book moves.

I had less trouble 'suspending my disbelief' than the heroine did.. Hard to imagine how I'd feel if I discovered that I could turn things and people to stone. The author does a great job with this. And I was swept entirely into the book I received a free copy of this book in return for an honest review.. I really enjoyed reading the story so far. Hopefully I can read the rest sometime down the road. Lots of dangling pieces to continue in the series, but a great first novel for it.

Paranormals all over the place and someone just learning that they are part of the otherness.

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Fast paced thriller, characters have plenty of room for continuing development. Going to read more. A great deal of potential but lacking in substance to fall in love with the characters. A quick, easy to read book, a promising start for a new serie. Written in Stone is a thoroughly enjoyable urban fantasy set in a different, believable world where 'there be monsters'. Looking forward to reading more books in the series. I absolutely love this Urban fantasy. I read all three novels in this series one right after the other. I am so hoping that C. Black continues this series.

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He raised an eyebrow, drawing her to bottomless brown eyes. Her pulse pounded and her breath caught in her throat. She could drown in those eyes, spend an eternity examining their depths and never know all the secrets they kept. She jerked her attention to her mailbox.

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His scent enveloped her, a heady mix of musk and mint and all male. She bet his breath was the mint. And how terrible she must look with her untamed curls, no makeup, and—. She fought the urge to look at him. Except going out meant risking she really was dangerous or crazy or both. There were dozens more marshals like her and there would be dozens more.

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Gage, the office can put you in touch with someone more appropriate. No way in hell was she waiting for the elevator. There was no way she was going with him, no matter how much she wanted to step out those doors. She lifted her gaze. But heat flooded her face and eyes, and her pulse raced. What was she doing? She jerked her attention back to the envelopes now trembling in her hands. Some marshal she was. She wrenched her arm free. The sound roared over her and the force of the blow shoved her forward, bashing her shins against the first step.

Glass and stone flew past, biting her back and legs and arms. Dust filled the air, dancing around her head in the twisting light and shadow. Ears ringing, she dragged herself around. A monstrous man towered above Gage. Flecks of rain on his bare chest and arms caught the wildly swinging light above him, accentuating grey, coarse skin.

Behind him, the lobby doors were a wreck of crumpled steel, shattered brick, and shards of glass, as if a truck had plowed through it. Morgan struggled to breathe. This was not happening. She had to be hallucinating. But the monster snarled and the muscles in its thick arms bunched. It hefted an enormous hammer and swung at Gage.

The hammer slammed into the mailboxes with a boom. Metal squealed and bent, and doors flew open. Morgan ground her teeth. It had to be a normal man. Her mind was transforming him into a monster—just like the flash of her neighbor moments before. He whirled toward her, turning inhuman yellow eyes on her, and curled back his lips, revealing large pointy teeth. She threw herself to the side, against the metal railing. The hammer crashed into the stairs beside her.

Blood oozed from three holes in his chest, but he looked more mad than anything else. He swung again and Morgan scrambled back. The hammer crashed into the railing, ripping it from the stairs. Gage fired another shot. With a jerk, faster than Morgan thought possible for someone his size, the man-monster tossed his hammer at Gage.

His head cracked against a metal door, he sagged, and his gun dropped from his limp hands. He hauled her up and shoved her into the wall. Her breath burst from her lungs and her head slammed against the wall.

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In its place was a normal human face. He clasped his other hand around her neck, hefted her, and smashed her into the wall again. Her vision blurred and the monster with yellow eyes and fangs leapt back into sight. She clawed at his hand. It tightened around her neck and he flashed his fangs at her again.

Specks danced around her vision. She twisted and kicked him in the groin, drawing a chuckle. She swung again, but he jerked back, his arms longer than hers. She dug her nails into his hands, trying to pry his fingers free, but her arms and legs grew heavy, too heavy to fight.