Before Again
The Shadow City Chronicles #1
by Claire S. Duffy
He’s been killing for hundreds of years.
But he reckoned without her.
Kirsty has always been alone.
It’s fine. It’s what she’s chosen. People, as a general rule, are more trouble than they’re worth. It’s why God invented batteries.
But when she comes across the man being burned alive on the banks of the Clyde, she can’t just let him die. Without a second thought she batters in to save his life…
And accidentally tears the fabric of time.
Now an ancient serial killer is on the loose and only Kirsty can make him regret he was ever born.
Even if it means killing the only person who ever loved her.
Sometimes she can bloody well see all these magic destiny shenanigans far enough.
The twisty, laugh out loud funny start to a seductive fantasy series. Buffy meets Outlander with a side order of Taggart. If you like fast-paced action, Glasgow humour and women who take no prisoners, you’ll love Before Again.
REVIEW
5 out of 5
I loved this book. Kirsty is absolutely wonderful, and I liked her from the start. Her snark and humor are a light in a fairly dark tale. The opening definitely grabs you and sets the stage for what’s to come. There’s some darkness in this, but plenty of laughs to offset it. The time travel was smoothly woven in, and didn’t feel jarring at all, which I was afraid of. The characters were all well-rounded, and the story flowed smoothly at a good pace without feeling rushed. I’m a bit upset that I have to wait to read the sequel, however!
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About the Author
When she’s not wandering around Glasgow dreaming up sexy vikings and tears in the fabric of time, Claire S Duffy writes best selling the crime fiction series Glasgow Kiss and the Stockholm Murders under CS Duffy. She’s also a screenwriter and blogs about the feminist dawn of Hollywood at Fully Fifty-Fifty on Substack.
