Seduction: CLAW & WARDER Episode 1 was recently reviewed by two Publisher's Weekly reviewers--one for the booklife Reviews, and one for The BookLife Prize.

The BookLife Prize reviewer had this to say:

Seduction is the [first] book in Vick's tongue-in-cheek Claw and Warder series, centered on a New York City occupied by werewolves, vampires, and a host of other supernatural beings--and the NYPD cops who track and solve their crimes. Vick's prose is clean and serves the story's tightly plotted and quickly paced storytelling. Banter between characters is fun, if sometimes overly goofy. While stories of cities overrun by monsters, ghosts, and other paranormal creatures are frequent, Vick gets high marks for the Law and Order spoof angle. Leery Oriscoe is an enjoyable anchor character, who brings his own distinct personality to a police force occupied by its own otherworldly cast

And the full booklife Review reads:

Vick’s (Bloodletter Saga) Seduction, the first installment in a series, adeptly creates a loving homage to the long-running Law & Order television franchise while weaving in urban fantasy’s werewolves, vampires, demons, and ghosts. Leery Oriscoe, a werewolf and homicide detective for New York City’s Special Investigations Squad, has seen his fair share of supernatural murders. The discovery of a desiccated body is just another day on the job—and a great way to break in his new partner, the half-vampire, half-succubus Dru Nogan. Though they have little trouble tracking down the murderer, a succubus sex worker who took things too far, the case becomes far more complicated as they discover the true motive.

The worldbuilding in this introductory adventure is light, hinting at much more to come later, and assumes that readers come in with a passing knowledge of the supernatural and legal domains. This extends to the private lives and backgrounds of Vick’s protagonists, including a ghostly lieutenant from the storied Van Helsing lineage and the spirit of Aleister Crowley as a judge. Leery’s werewolf manifestation keeps the Orthodox Jewish faith his human self has left behind, which prompts many questions with few answers.

But this is part and parcel of a series pilot: introducing characters and premise with a promise to go deeper in subsequent installments (of which, in this series, there are nine and counting). This entertaining story’s inherent charm, fast pace, and willingness to embrace mild absurdity are a winning combination.

Takeaway: This supernatural police procedural will appeal to readers looking for werewolf cops, succubae on the streets, and ghosts in the courtroom.

Great for fans of: Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series; Keith R.A. DeCandido’s Dragon Precinct; Justin Gustainis’s Occult Crimes Unit series.

Thank you, anonymous reviewers!