I greatly enjoy Armstrong's Otherworld books. I wouldn't recommend starting with this one if you haven't read them--these are a grouping of 8 stories, including one novella, and I think their primary pleasure comes from seeing them fill in the gaps in the histories of some favorite characters. So go read Bitten and Stolen and Dime Store Magic and Industrial Magic at least first, then come back and pick up this book. I enjoyed all the stories here, but I think my favorite was the last one, "The Case of El Chupacabra," but then Lucas Cortez and Paige Winterbourne are my favorite Armstrong characters, and I always love it when they show up.
