Immediately after Thanksgiving, Mercy's entire Pack is kidnapped, leaving her alone to find and rescue them, as well as protect those attached to the Pack but not taken. Her efforts force her to reconnect with all the allies she's gathered over the past years--and a few not-so-allies. 
 As always, Briggs presents us with a strong, capable woman who holds her own in the Pack hierarchy despite its long history of patriarchal misogyny. As with most of the earlier books, she has to work mostly without the support and backing of the Pack, going on her own wits, strength, and Coyote powers. 
 The structure of this book was a bit odd; it seems divided down the middle by the initial reasoning given for the kidnapping and the larger picture that emerges after the rescue. It makes sense, given that (nearly) everything is revealed through Mercy's point of view, but it does make the whole story seem disjointed and slightly off. The second half isn't quite as interesting or immediate as the first half, either, possibly because it doesn't involve the Pack as intimately. 
 This isn't the strongest book in the Mercy Thompson series, but it is a quality addition to the mythos.