The ninth novel in the international No. 1 bestselling Mercy Thompson series - the major urban fantasy hit of the decade'I love these books!' Charlaine Harris'The best new fantasy series I've read in years' Kelley ArmstrongMERCY THOMPSON: MECHANIC, SHAPESHIFTER, FIGHTERMercy Thompson is back, and she'll soon discover that when the fae stalk the human world, it's the children who suffer . . . Tensions between the fae and humans are coming to a head. And when coyote shapeshifter Mercy and her Alpha werewolf mate, Adam, are called upon to stop a rampaging troll, they find themselves with something that could avert an out-and-out war: a human child stolen long ago by the fae. Defying the most powerful werewolf in the country, the humans and the fae, Mercy, Adam and their pack choose to protect the boy no matter what the cost.But who will protect them from a boy who is fire touched?Praise for the series:'Plenty of twists and turns . . . Kept me entertained from its deceptively innocent beginning to its can't-put-it-down end' Kim Harrison, bestselling author of Dead Witch Walking 'I enjoyed every minute of it.I love Mercy and can't wait for her to kick some more ass' Lilith SaintcrowBooks by Patricia Briggs:The Mercy Thompson booksMoon CalledBlood BoundIron KissedBone CrossedSilver BorneRiver MarkedFrost BurnedNight BrokenFire TouchedSilence FallenStorm CursedSmoke BittenSoul TakenWinter LostShifting Shadows (Stories from the world of Mercy Thompson)Blind Date with a Werewolf (Novel-in-Stories in the world of Mercy Thompson & Alpha and Omega)The Alpha and Omega booksCry WolfHunting GroundFair GameDead HeatBurn BrightWild SignAralornAralorn (Masques & Wolfsbane Omnibus)