A werewolf, a witch, and a vampire walk into a murder scene . . .Sgt. Marilyn Jaye of Supernatural Oversight (the investigative unit for all things which bump a bit too much in the night) is having a frustrating day. What should have been a simple case of a murdered ghoul has spun entirely out of control. It’s bad enough that she’s getting distracted from her investigations by her unreasonable … unreasonable attraction to Henry, a young werewolf with a terrible case of PTSD (Post-Turn Stress Disorder), especially since every Tom, Fang, and Hairy (previously known as her sensible friends) tells her she’s destined to be with him. Worse, her distraction allows a second murder victim to turn up, one of the gentlemanly Victorian vampires who lives in Highgate Cemetery. If that isn’t enough, the vicious werewolf who attacked and turned Henry is still on the loose. London’s creatures of the night seem to be in trouble, and it’s her job to protect them.
Marilyn is determined to find the killer and the rogue wolf, but she’ll need a lot of help. That will include her friends, Hanover (Henry’s handsome Alpha and Marilyn’s ex-lover) and Julius Beer (a vampire who watches over his distressed comrades in Highgate from his ornate mausoleum). Also alternately helping or annoying her are the other members of the S.O., including her powerful sorcerer boss, the eternal spirit of Romantic poet William Blake, her ex-NYPD partner, a pool (yes, an actual pool) of secretarial sirens, and an imp who’s in love with a cat. Even Henry has to tag along. And they better solve the case soon, because the killer has made it clear that she’s the next target.
This humorous, cross-genre paranormal mystery/urban fantasy/paranormal romance will make you fall in love with all of London’s quirky supernatural residents.
On a Katherine Gilbert wackiness scale of 1-to-10 sarcastic talking cats, this one is a 7.
Warning: Not all stories contain talking cats. Wackiness may take other forms.
The More in Heaven and Earth series is all set in the same magical universe filled with angels, witches, werewolves, demons, vampires, ghosts, and many other supernatural creatures. They can be read either in order or as stand-alones and will introduce you to a variety of fascinating characters, as they take you to various parts of this unusual earth.
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This was a good, quick read with fun, interesting takes on supernatural characters. The characters were done well with tricky, intricate relationships that made you care about them. That said, this could have been a great read if some of the scenes had been tightened and some repetition removed. I enjoyed the mystery and story, but occasionally, the overwriting got to me. I still enjoyed the book, though. And Henry, the werewolf, was a real keeper.
A very enjoyable story
This delightful story of the murder of the ghoul Edwina Mortmain has many supernaturals in the solving her murder and observing the developing relationship of Marilyn the detective on her case and the recently turned warewolf Henry.
Fabulous fun mystery read. I love paranormal stories and I enjoy mysteries. Put them together, add in a well written plot, excellent characters and you’ve got Unearthly Remains. All in all a very good book.
A werewolf, a witch, and a vampire walk into a murder scene . . .
Well after reading that I had to just read this and I’m so glad I did cause it was awesome! A fantastic paranormal fantasy/ romance/ mystery filled with all different kinds of supernatural beings! Hooked from the very start I must find more by this author to read!
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Werewolves, and Demons, and Vampires!! Oh My!! To paraphrase Lyman Frank Baum. This mystery was on par with any mystery written by a mainstream mystery author. There were more twists and turns than on a Unicorn’s horn in this fast paced tale of mystery, mayhem, murder, discrimination, hatred, and love.
“Unearthly Remains” was my introduction to Gilbert’s writing. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
I strongly encourage you to pick up a copy. I will definitely be looking forward to Marilyn and Henry’s further adventures.
In the interest of transparency: I was given a free review copy of this book and I am voluntarily sharing this review. This is my own honest opinion.
Took a little bit for me to get into it but once I did, I couldn’t put it down. I really like the wide variety of characters. The author did a wonderful job describing the characters so that the reader felt like they understood why they did what they did.
Good book that has an neat plot and is a fun read as it combines a mystery with a lighthearted look at what it might be like to try to police a supernatural population while keeping them hidden from everyone else.
Katherine Gilbert is a new author for me, but based on her Unearthly Remains (first book in the series of the sand name), I’m promising myself that we will become well acquainted. As the book’s blurb notes, “A werewolf, a witch, and a vampire walk into a murder scene . . .”. Frankly I was laughing as soon as I read that, but the novel no joke. Rather it truly is, quite simply, wonderful. Thriller, mystery, magic and so much more. This tale had just what I wanted and was well written and with a great plot and great cast of characters. Sgt. Marilyn Jaye, is perfectly crafted and her supporting cast is also superb. Add in the Supernatural Oversight (the “investigative unit for all things which bump a bit too much in the night”), and don’t even get me started on the concept of shifters suffering from PTSD (that’s Post-Turn Stress Disorder), but there’s a ghoul killer and rogue werewolf on the loose. Serious business to be taken care of! Serious enjoyment, too, to be had for we readers. But for the fact that I’m literally dictating this review to my husband from my hospital bed I could go on and on with praises – the book definitely deserves it. Since I can’t do that I will simply note that the book is most definitely one to read, it is easy to highly recommend. I’m definitely looking forward to book 2.
An entertaining mystery that is fun to read!
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Unearthly Remains by Katherine Gilbert is an amazing story that I have read. I loved reading this amazing story writen by a brand new author for me to read. If you love reading about witches, vampires, a werewolf and mysteries than this story is definately for you to read and I highly recommend it to you.
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Like Gilbert’s first book, Protecting the Dead, this book deals with a world of paranormal creatures existing clandestinely alongside the “real” world. The true strength of both books is the cleverness and creativity in creating the societies and modes of the paranormal creatures–their prejudices, civil structures, habits, and so on. But this book is at heart a mystery, which is more compelling than the romance plot, and so appeals to the lover of “who-dunnit” in us. The bonus, and quite clever, addition in this novel are the many references to historic places and people of old London, including literary greats who have managed to cling to this world in varying ways. In short, a fun and satisfying read.