Stiletto (The Checquy Files, #2)

by Daniel O'Malley

'Satisfying and spellbinding' Charlaine Harris. The sequel to acclaimed THE ROOK (now a major TV series!). Debuted at no.1 on US Bookscan's fantasy chart.

Rook Myfanwy Thomas returns to clinch an alliance between deadly rivals and avert epic -- and slimy -- supernatural war.

After years of enmity and bloodshed, two secret organisations with otherworldly abilities must merge, and there is only one person with the fearsome powers -- and bureaucratic finesse -- to get the job done.

Rook Myfanwy Thomas must broker a deal between deadly rivals the Checquy -- a centuries-old covert British organization that protects society from supernatural threats; and the Grafters -- a centuries-old supernatural threat.

But as bizarre attacks sweep London, threatening to sabotage negotiations, old hatreds flare. Only Myfanwy and two women who detest each other can seek out the culprits before they trigger a devastating otherworldly war.

'Endlessly imaginative and stupendously diverting' Australian Women's Weekly

The all-star TV adaptation of THE ROOK is available to stream on Stan in Australia and Starz in the US.

• ISBN10: 0316228044
• ISBN13: 9780316228046
• Publish Date: 14 June 2016 (first published 1 February 2016)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Little, Brown & Company
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 592
• Language: English

Reviews

[MurderByDeath]

Not as good as the first, but definitely as rambling.  I listened to the audio, straight from the first book, The Rook and the narrator changed.  Moira Quirk does a credible job, but I listened to both too close together not to notice the difference in voices and styles and it was a bit jarring.   I was also disappointed that this story has multiple POVs and very little page time is given over to Myfanwy Thomas, even though the summary would seem to indicate she's the central character.  She is not.  Mostly this story is told from the POV of a grafter character.  Understanding came before acceptance, but once I did accept it, the story was interesting enough to keep me listening.