Title: Rosemary and Rue
Author: Seanan McGuire
Available: Sept. 1st.  2009
368 pages.
Rating: 4/5

Description:

McGuire adeptly infuses her debut with hardboiled sensibilities and a wide array of mythological influences, set against a moody San Francisco backdrop. October “Toby” Daye is half-human, half-faerie, a changeling PI with a foot in both worlds. After spending 14 years as a fish following a botched assignment, she's desperate to avoid magic, but the dying curse of a murdered elven lady forces her to investigate the killing, with the price of failure being Toby's own painful death. Toby struggles with court intrigue, magical mayhem, would-be assassins and her own past, always driven by the need to succeed and survive.

My thoughts:

I'm lucky enough to have gotten this pre-release.  It's the first of a triolgy, and I cannot wait for the next one, even though this one isn't out yet.  Any lover of urban fantasy or anything having to do with the fae will love this.  I couldn't put it down and I think everybody should watch for it when it comes out.