I used to be a fan of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series until the author decided that she'd stop writing mysteries with some complicated relationships thrown in and instead moved to writing about complicated relationships with a lot of sex thrown in and, oh yeah, there's some kind of mystery to solve here, too.

The apparent heir of the throne once so closely held by Laurell Hamilton is none other than Kim Harrison. Her work has been engaging, she's a more-than-competent writer, and she's proven that she's got some staying power, having (so far, I'm only half way through it) written a great fourth book in the Hollows series.

So if you're a fan of alternate earth, just add witchcraft, vampires, and werewolves, mystery series, then do yourself a favor and start with Dead Witch Walking, and let me know what you think.