Trick of the Light by Rob Thurman is an alluring look at the battle between good and evil and whether there is a middle ground. Set in the bright lights of Las Vegas things aren’t always as they seem in the city of illusions and tricks.

Trixa Iktomi seems like a normal bar keep. One who sells information, and seeks it. She has taken a few strays in under her protection over the years and still has an eye on them and sometimes helps as they hunt and kill demons. But Trixa is searching, for her brother’s killer and the Light of Life, an artifact both Heaven and Hell will fight and kill to own. Trixa finds a lead and is threatened, by Angels and Demons to give one of them the Light of Life. However, Trixa has a few “tricks” up her sleeve, and family to avenge and protect. After all, this is Las Vegas, where almost everything has a price and illusions abound.

I truly enjoyed this book. Trixa is an unlikely heroine, with her grey view of the world. She is bad and good and very protective of those she considers her “family”. She is also a smart capable woman and I enjoyed her dark humor and self-depreciating vanity. I hope there are more books to come featuring Trixa, or even another like her.

*This review was based on an ARC of Trick of the Light by Rob Thurman.

*You may find more about this author and  books at: www.robthurman.net