The Watcher
by Jeanne C. Stein
ACE, $7.99, 291 pages

This is the third book in the Anna Strong, Vampire series. While it would add to the reader’s enjoyment to have read the first two books in the series it is not necessary in order to follow this story.

Anna is a bounty hunter, as well as a vampire who moonlights as a bounty hunter/executioner for the Watchers, a group that keeps supernatural miscreants in line. This book follows Anna as she battles an evil witch who is determined to raise a demon and then there are the usual bail jumpers and drug dealers to deal with.

Overall I found the story enjoyable and engrossing up until the author decided to describe the evil witch and her demon raising, black magic wielding, human sacrificing coven as “Wiccan”. This kind of inaccuracy with detail annoys me no end and spoiled what was, until then, a good book about a strong and interesting female heroine. I’ve taken a look at the first two books in the series and overall it seems like a promising series, I just hope there won’t be more errors like the one in The Watcher. Recommended - Stephanie L Bannon