This got off to a slow start, but ended up being a lot better than I expected. The first 50 pages of the book were slooooooooooow. It took me around a month, reading a page at a time, because it got off to such a bad start, and the premise didn't seem as promising as the blurb read. 
 Daisy is the daughter of a minor demon and a human woman whom it sounded like he raped. She lives in the town of Pemkowet, which exists in a world that knows of the existence of supernatural creatures. It's not an alternate universe or anything, it's still the US, just one in which the supernatural and the human exist rather uneasily side-by-side, and racial relations are not that smooth. Daisy is Hel's liason/representative (that's a Norse goddess, and not a misspelling of Hell), and officially works as a paper pusher at the police station, while unofficially investigates things on the supernatural side of things for the police. Some college boys were fooling around the river, and one of them drowned; the chief of police is not entirely happy that things are accidental, and sends Daisy and her high school crush, a werewolf named Cody, to investigate. 
 This is the beginning of a new series, and there are a lot of character introductions. I'm happy to say I like all the characters, at least the ones that are on Daisy's side. I was not fond of the idea of a world in which there are strained inter--uh, how do I say this, species? Races? Whatever, a world in which the supernatural and the human mix and aren't fond of another...just a reading quirk of mine. I hate the strain of it all, but I'm happy to say that this book does it well. Conflict is presented, but never becomes a boiling point in the book where both sides are ready to tear each other a new one. 
 Daisy is a competent, strong character, she mostly relies on herself, and is reasonable and rational enough to not get herself into any stupid situations. I'm sure I'm not the only reader who hates overly strong characters, Daisy is realistic, and that's what I like about her. Cody is not an alpha (no pun intended) male, and the rest of the supporting cast are quirky and fun to get to know. The mystery is well done, logical, and enjoyable. I'm very much looking forward to the next book.