Supernatural Sherlocks: Nick Rennison

This was a collection of out of print stories by some of the classic authors as well as some that aren't so well remembered today. It was a delightful read with a lot of hauntings in the supernatural showing how inventive modern authors have become in the supernatural genre.

Beastly Bones: William Ritter

This was book 2 in the Jackaby series. Abigail goes on an adventure to look at recently discovered dinosaur bones and Convinces Jackaby to come along after they find some species that mimics others. On this trip creature eats the dinosaur bones and becomes a dinosaur. Abigail saves them from being eaten and gains Mr Barker as a beau.

Jackaby: William Ritter

This was the first of the Jackaby series. We learn how Abigail Rook was hired on by Jackaby and how she got her first look and case into the supernatural. Someone in town was on a killing spree and Jackaby knew the murderer to be a "red cap" and to be in the police force. He found the monster and terminated him while also finding a canine shape shifter in the mix.

Ghostly Echoes: William Ritter

Though the second book in the series, this is the first one I have read and I loved it. It's a teen book, but doesn't seem written for them, there is no "dumbing down" of the plot and characters. It just seemed like a fun book that anyone would enjoy. A detective has " the sight" and can see the supernatural forces around us. He is investigating into the death of a friend that happened 10 years ago and travels to the place souls go to after death to get answers. Encountering supernatural trouble the whole way of course, or at least his female assistant Abigail gets to encounter a lot of trouble. The book does not come to a conclusion, but makes you antsy to get the next book so you can figure out what happens.

Side Jobs: Jim Butcher

This was my first Jim Butcher book and I really enjoyed it. It was a collection of short stories where you get a glimpse of the characters in the novels. Harry Dresden is a wizard who works as a detective. He solves not only supernatural crimes, but crimes...which happen to be done by the supernatural :P We meet characters like Bob, who is a skull that helps Harry think through cases and work spells, his werewolf friends, and a police officer with no supernatural powers, who he happens to have a crush on. The stories are delightful and Harry's dry humor and sarcasm liven the stories.