Owl and the Electric Samurai by Kristi Charish

In this third book, Owl is still a disgruntled, dismayed, frequently clueless, misunderstood and disgraced anthropologist.   She is an antiquities thief who can’t seem to avoid tripping over dangerous supernaturals.  Owl is still working for a dragon, Mr. Kurosawa and his aide Lady Siyu.   Alix seems a little less clueless in this book but still ends up in serious trouble.  The bulk of the plot is centered around dealing with the Electric Samurai.

The author does a nice job setting the stage and introducing the protagonist as a bright, talented, strong and impulsive character.  Luckily she has some level headed friends who bail her out of most of the jams she initiates.   Rynn, incubus, is still on again and off again as Alix’s boyfriend.  Captain, her Egyptian Mau cat proves that cats actually help with thievery.  A hapless elf and the creators of a RPG also play a part in this story.

Owl seems to gather enemies like a dog boarded in a kennel gathers fleas.  They seem to reproduce geometrically.   She and Rynn are battling mercenaries as well as IAA thugs.  Tombs and traps play a part in this book as well.

I enjoyed the character and the book.

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