I am really enjoying Charlaine Harris' magical Western series, the Gunnie Rose books. The Russian Cage (#969) is the third installment and picks up shortly after the previous books. (See my posts of 9/30/2019 & 2/27/20.) Lizbeth Rose is a professional gun-for-hire living in the Texoma territory of what used to be the United States. She has her own small house not far from her mother and stepfather, but there's a hole in her chest where her heart used to be after Prince Eli took it and her half sister Felicia to safety in the Holy Russian Empire on the West Coast. Lizbeth isn't happy, but she knows Eli did what he had to do. That she can live with.
Until the day she gets a letter from Felicia, telling her in code that Eli is in prison, and begging her to come to his aid. Without hesitation, Lizbeth sets out for San Diego where she meets up with some familiar and powerful grigoris from their previous adventures in Mexico, most of whom are not the least bit pleased to see her, either. Even worse, Lizbeth must face up to meeting the rest of Eli's family and convincing them she's trying to help Eli. She needs to find out why he was arrested, and spring him from jail. That will take some canny political maneuvering in a language she doesn't understand, while in an imperial court plots against Tsar Alexi abound which are tied to Eli's fate. If only she could carry her guns in the Holy Russian Empire!
It's an exciting tale with plenty of action and quick thinking, great characters, some unexpected encounters and a satisfying ending. I can't wait until the next book in this series comes out!
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