The Voodoo Killings (Kincaid Strange #1)

This is one of the best books that youve never heard of. I hadnt heard a peep about this book, and I follow a lot of book blogs, bookstagrams, and publishers. But then a new friend of mine posted, on Facebook, that she had read it and enjoyed it. I wanted a physical copy, not a Kindle copy, and it was really hard to find! I live in Western NY and finally found a copy from a seller in Canada. It took over 2 weeks to arrive and by the time it came I had kind of forgotten Id ordered it. So it was a nice little surprise!
This is one of the best books Ive read in a long time. I liked the world, and the characters are well developed. The plot itself reads a lot like a who-dun-it, and I really had no idea until the very end who the bad guy really was. I read a lot of zombie novels, and this is not your normal zombie novel. Voodoo Killings is a fun, fast-paced romp through a paranormal world full of strange and wonderful things. I highly recommend fans of urban fantasy give the novels of Kristi Charish a try. I cant wait for the next book about Kincaid Strange!

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Everyone who enjoys sci-fi books needs to try this author. I’ve read all three of her books and loved them all. This book she creates a world of ghosts and zombies that is creative and thoroughly imagined with lots of action and great characters. Kincaid Strange is a loose cannon, fast talking, and doesn’t always think her actions through. I was so sad when I finished, at least a new Owl book comes next month.

Promising start to the Kincaid Strange series. A fresh new paranormal world kept me turning the pages. Im looking forward to more in this series.

Very exciting! Cant wait for the next book!

The Voodoo Killings marks the start of another fantastic series from Kristi Charish a ghost story with a twist, and a voodoo tale with far more depth than even a fan of her work might expect. Strange is a very different sort of heroine than Owl, more likable in personality and more deliberate in her planning, but still just as compelling.

Where the book really began to win me over, though, was with our first trip into Seattles Underground City and not the one tourists get to explore. Theres some real world building here, establishing its paranormal place in the world, while still tying it to the history of Seattle. This is a world where ghosts and zombies are real, and where a different sort of Voodoo allows the mortal world to intersect with the supernatural. On that note, this is not your grandmothers Voodoo, and while Im sure there are some readers who make take issue with the appropriation of a culture/faith, I really like what she did with it here.

Of course, characters and setting are only part of what makes a good book work so well. Fortunately, the central mystery here is legitimately compelling, and genuinely exciting. Its a testament to the narrative strengths of Charish that shes able to so casually walk the reader through a zombies mystical bindings, and point out how unusual they are, and make us care about it. I was hooked early one, and wanted to know what the heck was going on. Once the issue of mass murders enters into the equation, it just gets even more interesting.

The Voodoo Killings is a fast paced paranormal adventure that somehow also manages to feel down-to-earth. Even with all the supernatural trappings, its still a story to which the reader can easily relate. Yes, its violent and gory, complete with chilled goblets of mashed brains, but never so over-the-top that you have trouble suspending disbelief. Its also an exceptionally well-written tale, demonstrating the further refinement of Charishs unique voice.

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