The first novel in the New York Times bestselling Mercy Thompson series - the major urban fantasy hit of the decade''I love these books!'' Charlaine HarrisThe best new fantasy series I''ve read in years'' Kelley ArmstrongMERCY THOMPSON: MECHANIC, SHAPESHIFTER, FIGHTERI didn''t realize he was a werewolf at first. My nose isn''t at its best when surrounded by axle grease and burnt oil . . .''Mercedes Thompson runs a garage in the Tri-Cities. She''s a mechanic, and a damn good one, who spends her spare time karate training and tinkering with a VW bus that happens to belong to a vampire. Her next-door neighbour is an alpha werewolf - literally, the leader of the pack. And Mercy herself is a shapeshifter, sister to coyotes. As such, she''s tolerated by the ''wolves but definitely down the pecking order. As long as she keeps her eyes down and remembers her place, the pack will leave her in peace.Praise for the series:''Plenty of twists and turns . . . Kept me entertained from its deceptively innocent beginning to its can''t-put-it-down end'' Kim Harrison, bestselling author of Dead Witch Walking ''I enjoyed every minute of it. I love Mercy and can''t wait for her to kick some more ass'' Lilith Saintcrow Books by Patricia Briggs:The Mercy Thompson booksMoon CalledBlood BoundIron KissedBone CrossedSilver BorneRiver MarkedFrost BurnedNight BrokenFire TouchedSilence FallenStorm CursedShifting Shadows (Stories from the world of Mercy Thompson)