Death's Rival kicks things up another notch for Jane Yellowrock with another set of challenges for our heroine. She's feeling alone and isolated and has some major things bothering her but what else is new? She's sent off on a job to get in touch with various masters who are sick. Thinking this would be an easy job, she couldn't have been further from wrong. Death and nastiness is following her around, and she's feeling rather guilty about it. When she finally heads back to New Orleans Leo's entourage are essentially under siege by this other nasty master vamp that has been the one challenging and infecting masters around the country with the sicky plague. Jane also suspects there is a traitor in their midst. 
 Things that worked: 
 - Jane of course! She's still as kick ass as ever. I just love this woman. 
 - The new characters introduced, Eli and the hacker kid Alex. They are a much needed dynamic and shakeup in Jane's life. Plus you gotta admit she likes them too. I especially like Alex because he's a teen still yet on the cusp of adulthood and I just adore how these three interact. I'm hoping they are here to stay! 
 - Betrayal most foul! Ouch that gotta hurt. 
 What the heck was that?: 
 - Seriously the ending! Not the entire ending but the climactic part at the end just doesn't make sense to me. SPOILER ALERT - What the heck would that particular person's reason be for firing that shot? At that point? - NOTHING! So why the frick do it? There was no justification given and so that left a sour feeling with me because it wasn't explained. 
 Another good addition and some ground work was laid for promising developments. If you're a Jane Yellowrock reader and you haven't already you need to pick up Death's Rival.